Terrorists escape after firing, searches on
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 19: An Inspector of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was martyred in yet another terror attack on security forces at village Chill in Dudu area of Udhampur district this afternoon while the terrorists who ambushed the patrol party of paramilitary force managed to escape. However, security forces have launched massive searches in the area to track down the terrorists.
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Officials said a CRPF team of 187 battalion was carrying out patrolling in Chill area when it was attacked by the hiding terrorists around 3.30 pm today. The CRPF jawans retaliated resulting into an encounter. In the gun battle CRPF Inspector Kuldeep Kumar of Haryana attained martyrdom.
Enforcement of Army, CRPF, police and SOG teams rushed to the spot and launched searches in the area. However, no fresh contact has been established with the terrorists who were believed to be three to four in numbers.
Body of the braveheart has been shifted to the hospital for completion of legal formalities and will be sent to the martyr’s native town in Haryana after wreath laying ceremony.
In a post on X, the CRPF said brave Inspector Kuldeep Kumar attained martyrdom while fighting with the terrorists.
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“Inspector Kuldeep Kumar of 187 battalion of CRPF sacrificed his life in the line of duty while fighting with the terrorists. The CRPF salutes the brave soldier’s indomitable courage, valour and devotion to the motherland. We always stand with the family of our braveheart,” the post read.
During past few days, security forces have established contact with the terrorists twice in Basantgarh but the terrorists remained untraced.
The forest area of Basantgarh has witnessed some terror incidents since April when a Village Defence Guard was martyred in a gunfight with terrorists. It was the first such incident in the area in nearly two decades which was seen by security agencies as an attempt by Pakistani handlers to revive terrorism in the Jammu region.
The incident at Chill comes five days after a gunfight in Assar area of Doda district resulted in the martyrdom of an Army Captain and killing of a heavily armed terrorist.
The latest killing took the number of terror-related fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir this year to 74. The dead included 21 security personnel and 35 terrorists.
Of these, Jammu region’s six districts — Doda, Kathua, Reasi, Poonch, Rajouri and Udhampur accounted for 30 deaths including 14 security personnel and six terrorists.
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