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Local CRPF jawan shot dead in JK's Pulwama

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Press Trust of India Srinagar

A CRPF jawan was shot dead by terrorists at his home in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.

Unidentified militants barged inside the house of a local CRPF constable Naseer Ahmad Rather in the Naira area of Pulwama in south Kashmir and fired upon him, a police official said.

He said Rather received critical injuries and was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.

The area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to nab the assailants, the official said adding a case had been registered.

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First Published: Jul 29 2018 | 10:35 PM IST

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