2 BSF troopers killed in terror attack in Srinagar’s Pandach

While one of the jawans was declared brought dead by the doctors at the hospital, another succumbed to injuries, the officials said.

Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were killed when terrorists fired upon them in Pandach area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Wednesday.

The area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to nab the attackers, the officials added. (Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)

The jawans were on duty in the Pandach area, 17 km from Srinagar in the outskirts of the city, when they were attacked by unidentified motorcycle-borne terrorists. The terrorists escaped with the weapons of the soldiers, the BSF said in a statement.

The injured jawans, identified as CT Rana Mondol and CT Jiaul Haque of C’ Company of 37 Battalion BSF, were shifted to SKIMS hospital in Soura district, about 11 km north of Srinagar’s Lal Chowk.

According to officials, one of the jawans was declared brought dead by the doctors at the hospital while the other succumbed to injuries.

A search operation has been launched to track the attackers and the area has been cordoned off.

(With agency inputs)