Jammu and Kashmir: A day before Union Home minister Amit Shah is set to visit Jammu and Kashmir, a series of terror incidents rocked the Valley, killing 1 terrorist and one police personnel and injuring one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan on Sunday.
The incidents have put the security forces further on alert mode as the Union Home Minister is scheduled to begin his 3-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from Monday. Shah will review the security situation, launch development projects, address two rallies, and offer prayers at Vaishno Devi temple.
In Pulwama, a Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel was killed and a (CRPF) jawan was injured in a terrorist attack on a joint party of CRPF and police
The police officer, Javid Ahmad Dar, was killed when terrorists opened fire on a joint party of police and CRPF in the Pinglena area of Pulwama. Another CRPF personnel was injured in the attack, which took place around 1500 hrs. The injured personnel was immediately evacuated to the hospital as senior police officers with reinforcements reached the terror crime spot.
“Terrorists fired upon joint naka party of CRPF and Police at Pinglana, Pulwama. In this #terror attack, 01 Police personnel got martyred and 01 CRPF personnel got injured. Reinforcement sent.
The area is being cordoned. Further details shall follow,” the Kashmir Zone Police said in a tweet.
“We pay our rich tributes to the martyr for his supreme sacrifices made in the line of duty.
We stand by the martyr’s family at this crucial juncture and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured personnel,” said the police. An investigation into the incident is underway to establish the full circumstances of the attack.
Earlier during the day, a local terrorist of Lashkar-e-Taiba was neutralised in a joint operation of police and the security forces in Baskuchan area of Sophian.
The terrorist was identified as Naseer Ahmad Bhat of Nowpura Baskuchan, Sophian. A joint cordon and search operation was launched by the police, Army (44R) and CRPF (178Bn) in the village Baskuchan, based on a specific input generated by police in the area.
During the search operation, as the joint search party approached the suspected spot, the hiding terrorist fired indiscriminately upon them, which was retaliated against effectively, leading to an encounter. The police have recovered incriminating materials, arms and ammunition, including one AK rifle, from the site of the encounter.
Police said, that all the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and a case has been registered under relevant sections of law.
The police have urged the public to cooperate until the area has been sanitised and cleared of any explosive materials.
The area has been cordoned off and searches in the area are going on.