J&K: Terrorists open fire at SSB convoy in Handwara, flee after battle
16 Oct 2016 8:04 AM IST
3 companies of SSB were returning after patrolling on Saturday, when the convoy was attack by militants at Zakura.
Indian army soldiers patrol near the Line of Control in Nowshera sector, about 90 kilometers from Jammu. (Photo: AP)
Handwara: Terrorists again opened fire at a vehicle of the Jammu and Kashmir Police at Tootigund in Handwara district late on Saturday night a day after one Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawan was killed and eight others injured after terrorists attack their convoy near a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Zakura.
Three companies of SSB were returning after patrolling in six trucks on Saturday, when the convoy was attack by militants at Zakura on the outskirts of Srinagar along the road to Ladakh.
The SSB men retaliated by returning fire but the militants reportedly fled from the scene, Kumar added.
More details are awaited.
( Source : ANI )
Next Story
