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Home / News / India News / J&K: 3 CRPF jawans killed, 3 injured in terrorist attack
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J&K: 3 CRPF jawans killed, 3 injured in terrorist attack

J&K: 3 CRPF jawans killed, 3 injured in terrorist attack
Written by Ramya Patelkhana
Apr 18, 2020, 08:08 pm 2 min read
J&K: 3 CRPF jawans killed, 3 injured in terrorist attack
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Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed and another three injured in a terrorist attack on Saturday in the Sopore area of Jammu & Kashmir's Baramulla district. Terrorists reportedly opened fire at a joint patrol party of the CRPF and police personnel at Noorbagh near Ahad Bab's crossing. This is the second terrorist attack on the CRPF since Friday night. Here's more.

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Terrorists attacked joint party of CRPF, police personnel

#Update Three CRPF jawans have lost their lives two other others injured in a terrorist attack in Sopore, Baramulla in Jammu Kashmir. The area has been cordoned off search operation is on: CRPF

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2020
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CRPF vehicle came under attack: Senior official

"A CRPF vehicle came under militant attack, injuring many. Three injured CRPF men later succumbed to their injuries. There are some injuries, too," a senior CRPF officer was quoted as saying by The Tribune. The injured troopers were rushed to the nearby SDH Hospital. While two of them were declared dead on arrival, another jawan succumbed to injuries shortly after, according to reports.

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Terrorists fired at checkpost manned by joint patrol party

Some heavily armed terrorists opened fire at a checkpost that was jointly being manned by a team comprising troops of the 179th battalion of the CRPF and the Jammu & Kashmir Police. No contact has been established with the terrorists so far.

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Area cordoned off and search is on: CRPF

Officials said that soon after the attack, reinforcements were sent to the spot and the area has been cordoned off. Also, a search operation to nab the terrorists has been launched by the security forces. "Area had been cordoned off and search is on," the CRPF said in a statement.

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The three jawans martyred in the attack

The CRPF jawans martyred in the Sopore attack have been identified as 42-year-old Head Constable Rajeev Sharma from Vaishali in Bihar, 38-year-old CB Bhakare from Maharashtra's Buldhan, and 28-year-old Parmar Satyapal Singh from Sabarkantha in Gujarat, according to the CRPF's statement.

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Here's what the CRPF stated

#Update The CPRF personnel who lost their lives in Sopore terrorist attack have been identified as 42-year-old Rajeev Sharma from Vaishali in Bihar, CB Bhakare (38) from Maharashtra's Buldhan Parmar Stayapal Singh (28) from Sabarkantha in Gujarat: CRPF https://t.co/MTTpwYMxyu

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2020
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Third attack on CRPF in a week

The latest attack in Sopore comes only a day after terrorists launched a similar attack on a joint party of the CRPF and J&K Police personnel in the Pulwama district. In the April 17 attack, a CRPF jawan was reportedly injured. Also, this is the third attack on the paramilitary forces in Kashmir in a week.

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Ramya Patelkhana is a senior editor at NewsBytes. She has nearly seven years of experience in digital journalism and has previously worked with India News and Authint Media. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, and an advanced diploma in Media Studies from IPW, New Delhi.
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