At least three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were martyred and one injured on Saturday when unknown terrorists attacked security forces in Baramulla district Jammu and Kashmir, the second attack in two consecutive days.

The attack took place on the F/179 Battalion at a checkpoint near Ahad Bab crossing in Sopore of north Kashmir. Terrorists opened fire on a joint party of CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police at Noorbagh near Ahad Bab’s crossing.

In the incident, the paramilitary trooper who sustained injuries was evacuated to nearby SDH hospital. Two of the troopers were declared brought dead on arrival, said an official.

IGP Kashmir confirmed that CRPF jawans succumbed in the terrorist attack. Soon after the incident, security forces launched searches in the area to nab the terrorist.

The three CRPF troopers who were martyred are--1. Head Constable/GD Rajeev Sharma (42yrs, a resident of Bihar's Vaishali), 2. Constable/GD CB Bhakare (38 Yrs, a resident of Maharashtra's Buldhana) and 3. Constable/GD Parmar Stayapal Singh (28Yrs, a resident of Gujarat's Sabarkantha).

The personnel who have been injured are--1. Constable/Driver Javid Ahmed Amin and 2. Head Constable/GD Biswajit Ghosh.

In a similar attack on April 17, one CRPF personnel was injured when terrorists launched an attack on a joint camp of the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir police in Pulwama district.

The unknown terrorists fired upon the troops of B/183 battalion of the CRPF on a mobile checkpoint established by security forces at the Newa area in Pulwamaat around 7.45 pm. One Ct/GD of CRPF sustained bullet injury on his ankle and was evacuated to the hospital. His condition was stable. The troops then carried out a search in the nearby areas and the entire area was cordoned off.