Sopore: J&K Police said a militant was killed on Sunday after firing shots from a pistol at CRPF personnel deployed at an Election Commission-directed check post at around 3 pm near a veterinary hospital in the Watergam area of North Kashmir’s Sopore.
An official said a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party from the 92nd battalion was deployed at a ‘naka’ (check post) when a ‘terrorist’ fired shots at them using a pistol. The troops retaliated, and he was killed.
Military troops and a police unit also reached the spot immediately, and his body was recovered along with a pistol, two grenades, and two magazines, the official said.