This is the second such incident in the last two days. On Thursday, a 23-year-old jawan died in a lightning strike during an anti-Naxal operation in Bijapur district.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police besides officials from the administration, on Tuesday, paid their final respect to the CRPF inspector Kuldeep Kumar, who sacrificed his life while combating armed terrorists in Udhampur’s Dudu area on Monday.
The attack comes days after the Election Commission’s announcement to hold assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1