CRPF jawan martyred, minor killed in terror attack in Anantnag
What's the story
In a tragic piece of news, a jawan of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was martyred and a six-year-old boy was killed after terrorists attacked security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, police said on Friday.
The incident happened around 12:10 pm when terrorists opened fire.
Former Chief Minister of erstwhile state Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, expressed his condolences.
What happened
Terrorists opened fire, jawan was seriously injured
As per reports, terrorists opened fire near the Padshahi Bagh Bridge area, attacking the opening party of 90 Batallion CRPF. A jawan was grievously injured and rushed to a hospital in Bijbehara.
He was declared brought dead by doctors.
"The injured were rushed to hospital where doctors declared the two brought dead," an official in the know said. The entire area was cordoned off.
Tweet
May Allah grant him Jannat, said Omar on minor's demise
Grieving the demise of the minor boy, Omar tweeted he became the victim of violence in the Valley. "His death in a dastardly grenade attack by militants is tragic & condemned without reservation. May Allah grant him Jannat & his family strength at this difficult time, (sic)" he wrote.
A tweet by Kashmir Zone Police confirmed that a case has been registered.
Encounter
Three terrorists were killed in an encounter
Meanwhile, three terrorists were killed in an encounter in Pulwama. The exchange of fire happened in Chewa Ular area of Tral.
News agency ANI tweeted a 21-second-long video of the spot where smoke was seen emanating from near a building where the clash happened.
Yesterday, security forces had launched the search operation which turned into an encounter when terrorists attacked the search party.
Twitter Post
You can view the tweet here
#WATCH JK: Gunshots heard smoke seen rising out of Chewa Ular in Tral area of Awantipora, Pulwama district where an encounter between terrorists security forces started last evening. Operation is still underway. (Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/FsSYuWbLKi
— ANI (@ANI) June 26, 2020
Looking back
Militancy still thrives in Kashmir despite Article 370 move
J&K, which has been infested with militancy, lost its special status last year. In August 2019, Article 370 was rescinded, a move the Centre said would curb terrorism, sponsored by Pakistan.
The contentious article rewarded different property and citizenship rights to J&K residents. Before this move, mainstream politicians were detained.
However, the recent incidents show the path towards peace is long and strenuous.