New Delhi, August 20
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed during an ongoing encounter with terrorists in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The officials said that a CRPF inspector led his team to check the progress of a post being prepared for further deployment of a CRPF battalion when they were suddenly ambushed by terrorists.
This post was being set up as part of the new anti-terror steps in the hilly areas of Jammu.
The officer received a bullet in his body.
The Jammu region has seen increased terrorist activity in the recent months. In July, four Army personnel, including an officer, and a police personnel were killed during a gunfight with heavily armed terrorists in Doda district. The attack was claimed by 'Kashmir Tigers', a shadow group of Pakistan-backed terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
On July 8, five Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, died, and as many were injured when terrorists ambushed an Army convoy on a rugged mountainous road in Kathua district.
On July 6, six terrorists were shot dead by security forces in twin gunfights in Kulgam district. Two soldiers lost their lives during the separate encounters.
