NEW DELHI: An exchange of fire took place between terrorists and security forces in Dudu in Udhampur on Monday which claimed the life of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inspector, the Jammu and Kashmir police said.
Officials said that the CRPF inspector belonged to the 187th battalion and was hit by a bullet during a patrolling operation. He later succumbed to his injuries while being taken to the hospital.
The terrorists fled the scene in the face of strong retaliation by the joint patrolling party, the officials further said.Reinforcements have been rushed to the scene. A search operation has been launched to track down and neutralise the militants.
J&K is set to witness assembly elections after a decade-long gap, with polling scheduled to occur in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, and vote counting set for October 4. The elections will span 90 assembly constituencies, including 74 general, nine ST, and seven SC.
The Election Commission of India announced the election dates, ending the 10-year interval since the last assembly elections in 2014. This forthcoming electoral exercise marks a significant moment for the union territory.
Earlier, an Army captain lost his life while leading a search operation in which a terrorist was killed in J&K’s Doda district on August 14.
“One terrorist has been neutralised in the ongoing operation. One AK 47 has been recovered in addition to the M4 rifle. Intermittent exchange of firing continues as the operations are ongoing,” White Knight Corps had said.
Officials said that the CRPF inspector belonged to the 187th battalion and was hit by a bullet during a patrolling operation. He later succumbed to his injuries while being taken to the hospital.
The terrorists fled the scene in the face of strong retaliation by the joint patrolling party, the officials further said.Reinforcements have been rushed to the scene. A search operation has been launched to track down and neutralise the militants.
J&K is set to witness assembly elections after a decade-long gap, with polling scheduled to occur in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, and vote counting set for October 4. The elections will span 90 assembly constituencies, including 74 general, nine ST, and seven SC.
The Election Commission of India announced the election dates, ending the 10-year interval since the last assembly elections in 2014. This forthcoming electoral exercise marks a significant moment for the union territory.
Earlier, an Army captain lost his life while leading a search operation in which a terrorist was killed in J&K’s Doda district on August 14.
“One terrorist has been neutralised in the ongoing operation. One AK 47 has been recovered in addition to the M4 rifle. Intermittent exchange of firing continues as the operations are ongoing,” White Knight Corps had said.