2 CRPF personnel killed, 2 injured in Srinagar LeT attack

Inspector General Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were involved in the attack

At least two CRPF personnel, including an officer, were killed and two others were injured after militants fired upon the paramilitary forces in the Lawaypora area on Srinagar outskirts on Thursday.

Reports said the militants fired upon a road opening party (ROP) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Lawaypora injuring four paramilitary personnel.

A CRPF spokesperson said two among the injured personnel succumbed while the other two were moved to Army’s 92-base hospital in Srinagar.

One of the slain CRPF officers was identified as sub-inspector Manga Ram Dev Barman. Soon after the attack, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a manhunt to nab the attackers, reports said.

Inspector General Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were involved in the attack.

On December 30 last year, three ‘militants’ were killed in the same area. The Army said they were planning a big attack. However, the families of the slain refuted the claims of the Army and the police, claiming they were civilians and not ultras.