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Two Terrorists, CRPF Trooper Killed In Gunfight In J&K's Pulwama District

IANSJun 23, 2020, 10:43 AM | Updated 10:43 AM IST
Security forces engaged in a gun-battle in Kashmir. (Representative Image) (Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Security forces engaged in a gun-battle in Kashmir. (Representative Image) (Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)


Two terrorists and a central reserve police force (CRPF) trooper were killed on Tuesday (23 June) in a gunfight in J&K's Pulwama district.

Police said two terrorists and a CRPF jawan were killed early Tuesday in an encounter between the security forces and the militants in Bandzoo village of Pulwama district.

Bandzoo village is situated one kilometre ahead of Pulwama town on Pulwama-Shopian road.


"Two militants have been killed in this encounter. A CRPF jawan sustained critical injuries during the encounter.

"He later succumbed to critical injuries. Firing has stopped, but searches are still going on," police said.

(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)

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