Mehbooba Mufti attends wreath-laying ceremony of Pampore martyrs
26 Jun 2016 1:14 PM IST26 Jun 2016 1:14 PM IST
2 militants armed with assault rifles killed 8 CRPF jawans and wounded 23 others on Saturday after ambushing a convoy bus.
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday paid tribute to the 8 CRPF jawans who were killed in an encounter with militants on Saturday. (Photo: Twitter)- The bodies of the martyred officers being brought by the CRPF officers.
- Meanwhile, the senior officials of the Home Ministry and the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are arriving in Srinagar on Sunday to take stock of the situation in Pampore.
- In the fierce gun-battle that took place on Saturday evening, 24 CRPF jawans were also injured.
- The authorities termed the incident as deadliest terrorist attack' in three years in Jammu and Kashmir.
- J&K police chief, K Rajendra Kumar, and CRPF Inspector General (Kashmir range) Nalin Prabhat, said that the attackers appeared to be Pakistani nationals and could be cadres of the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba.
- Confirming the casualties, Bhavesh Choudhury, spokesperson of CRPF said that the convoy was returning from a firing range after practice when they were attacked by the militants carrying Kalashnikovs.
- The militants, on Sunday, opened fire on one of the buses in a 6-vehicle convoy of CRPF's 161 Battalion near Nambalbal, Pampore, 17-km south of Srinagar, at 4 pm.
- On Saturday, Mufti condemned the militant attack, saying that such acts of violence were aimed at subverting the Government's efforts to bring peace and prosperity to the state. (Photo: Twitter)
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday paid tribute to the 8 CRPF jawans who were killed in an encounter with militants on Saturday. (Photo: Twitter)
2 militants armed with assault rifles killed 8 CRPF jawans and wounded 23 others on Saturday after ambushing a convoy bus.
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