India News | CRPF Personnel on Leave Shot Dead by Terrorists in J&K

Srinagar, Mar 12 (PTI) Terrorists shot dead a CRPF personnel in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

"At about 7:35 pm, terrorists fired upon a CRPF personnel, Mukthar Ahmad, at his home in Check Chotipora area of Shopian in south Kashmir," a police official said.

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He said Ahmad was referred to the district hospital in Shopian where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

The CRPF personnel was on leave, the official said.

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The area has been cordoned off and a hunt launched to nab the attackers, he said.

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