CRPF inspector killed in terror attack amid Jammu & Kashmir poll process

Srinagar: A CRPF inspector was killed during an exchange of fire with infiltrators in Chill area of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir police said on Monday.

Police informed that joint parties of J&K Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were conducting area domination patrol at Chill area under Dudu police station of Basantgarh area in Udhampur district when the exchange of fire took place.

"In the encounter, one inspector of CRPF suffered bullet injuries and attained martyrdom. Operation continues," read the official statement. The slain CRPF inspector was identified as Kuldeep Singh of 187 battalion. The infiltrators have managed to flee from the spot deep into the forests on the mountains. "It seems to be yet another ambush by the infiltrators," said an official posted in Jammu.


Soon after the exchange of fire, additional forces were rushed to the spot and the cordon and search operation is going on in the rough mountainous terrain.

J&K Police had recently established 19 specialised counter-insurgency units across the eight districts of Jammu division, where militancy incidents were reported over the last two months. These specialised units will be stationed in Udhampur, Kathua, Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Rajouri, and Poonch districts of Jammu.

As per the officials, 70-80 foreign infiltrators are active across Jammu and an equal number of them are active in Kashmir Valley, who are operating in small groups. Majority of the infiltrators are currently active in Poonch-Rajouri, Kishtwar-Doda, Kathua and Udhampur districts of the Jammu division.

Some groups have crossed over to the Kashmir Valley too.