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Wreath-laying ceremony of CRPF personnel killed in Kupwara attack held in Srinagar

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Wreath-laying ceremony of the two CRPF jawans who lost their lives during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district was held on Saturday.

The ceremony was held for Inspector Pintu and Vinod of 92 Battalion of Central Reserve Security Force (CRPF) in Srinagar.

Yesterday, on credible input about the presence of terrorists in Baba Gund area of Kralgund in Handwara, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by police and the security forces in the area.

An encounter between the terrorists and the security forces broke out after the terrorists fired indiscriminately at the search party.

In the same incident, two J & K policemen and a civilian were also killed.

 

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First Published: Mar 02 2019 | 6:42 PM IST

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