In stepped up attacks on security forces, terrorists struck a CRPF camp in Litter in Pulwama district with grenades tonight in which four jawans of the force were injured.
The attack in south Kashmir came a week after eight CRPF jawans were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday in a militant ambush on a convoy in Pampore town, also in Pulwama district, the highest single-incident casualty in three years in the state.
A police official said the Central Reserve Police Forcer(CRPF) personnel repulsed the attack by the terrorists at the camp in Litter, about 35 km from Srinagar. Four jawans were injured, the official added.
A senior CRPF official, however, said only three jawans were wounded and the injuries were minor in nature.
The exchange of fire lasted 10 minutes after the terrorists hurled three grenades, he said.
There were reports of another attack at Karimabad, also in Pulwama district, but police said it was only an incident of firecrackers being burst. A incident was also reported at Bonera but there was no clarity yet.
The attack at Litter happened on a day when Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high level meeting in Srinagar to review the security situation in J and K in the wake of recent spurt in militant attacks including the deadly Pampore strike.
The review meeting, in which Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was present, comes a day ahead of the start of Amarnath Yatra. Top civil administration and security officials of the state were also present in the meeting.
