Army jawan, 2 cops injured as militants open fire in J-K’s Bandipora

Militants fired upon a search party of security forces in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.

Two policemen and an army jawan were injured when militants fired upon a search party of security forces in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday, police said.

CRPF jawans stand guard at Lal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI File Photo)

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Wahab, Parray Mohalla in Hajin area of the district this morning after receiving specific intelligence about the presence of some militants there, a police spokesman said.

He said as the forces were conducting the search operation when the militants fired upon them, resulting in injuries to two police constables Mukhtar Ahmad and Mohammad Ashraf, and Sepoy Raj Kumar.

The injured were taken to a hospital, where doctors stated their condition to be stable, the spokesman said.