Srinagar, July 29: A jawan of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died on Sunday after he was fired upon by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. Militants entered the house of Naseer Ahmad Rather in Naira village of Pulwama and fired at him.

The Central Reserve Police Force trooper was taken to hospital in a critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries. "The CRPF trooper posted with the 182 Battalion had come home on leave," police told IANS.

The area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to nab the assailants, the official said adding a case had been registered.

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