Srinagar: One paramilitary CRPF personnel was killed and another injured in a militant attack in the Maisuma area here on Monday, officials said.
They said militants opened fire on CRPF personnel at Maisuma, resulting in injuries to two personnel.
The injured personnel were rushed to SMHS Hospital, the officials said, adding one of them was declared dead on arrival while the other was undergoing treatment.
The area has been cordoned off and a search operation has been launched to track down the assailants, they said.
Earlier in the day, two non-local labourers, hailing from Bihar, were injured in an attack by militants in Pulwama district.
Meanwhile, the killing of a CRPF personnel in a militant attack here on Monday evoked strong condemnation from mainstream political parties here.
“Unreservedly condemn the cowardly attack in Maisuma, Srinagar earlier in the day, in which one CRPF personnel lost his life. Our condolences go out to his family and friends. Prayers for the swift recovery of the one injured,” the National Conference tweeted.
Party vice-president Omar Abdullah also condemned the jawan’s killing.
“I add my words of condemnation to those of my colleagues & send my condolences to the family of the CRPF jawan killed in the line of duty. Prayers for the injured jawan in the hope that he makes a full recovery,” he said.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti tweeted, “Condemn attack on CRPF personnel in Maisuma this afternoon. This senseless violence doesn’t yield anything apart from inflicting miseries on the innocent families of those killed. My condolences to the family and prayers for the injured.”
JK Pradesh Congress Committee and the Apni Party also condemned the killing of the CRPF personnel.
Apni Party president Mohammad Altaf Bukhari condemned the attack terming it as “dastardly” and said that violence has taken a heavy toll on the society in terms of deaths and destruction.
Bukhari also demanded special treatment to the injured security personnel and urged the government to take precautionary measures to save the lives of those on duty.
