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One CRPF jawan was killed and another injured on Tuesday when a militant hurled a ...

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Press Trust of India Srinagar

One CRPF jawan was killed and another injured on Tuesday when a militant hurled a grenade at a patrolling party in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said.

Head Constable Shiv Lal Neetam was killed in the incident in Bijbehara on Tuesday evening.

A man threw a grenade at a CRPF patrolling party and ran away, the officials said.

The jawans received splinter injuries and were rushed to local hospital where Neetam was declared brought dead, they said.

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First Published: Apr 07 2020 | 6:28 PM IST

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