Jammu and Kashmir: Two CRPF jawan killed in militant attack in Anantnag district


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Srinagar: Two CRPF jawans were killed and one injured in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district today, official sources said.

A civilian was also injured when militants opened fire on a CRPF team deployed on law and order duty at Achabal Chowk in Anantnag and escaped, the sources said.

The two CRPF jawans killed were assistant sub-inspector Meena and constable Sandeep, they said. The area has been cordoned off and a hunt launched to track down the assailants, the sources added.