Three security personnel killed in militant attack in JK's Baramulla

A Special Police Officer of J&K Police and two CRPF men were killed in a militant attack in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday morning, police said.

The attack came days after militants struck in broad daylight and killed two cops at busy Nowgam on the outskirts of Srinagar.

The latest attack was carried out by militants on a joint party of police and CRPF at Kreeri in Baramulla.

“An SPO and two CRPF men were injured in the attack. Later, the three succumbed to their



injuries,” a police officer said.

Security forces have cordoned off the area to nab the attackers.

On Friday, aggressors had terminated aimlessly on police officers conveyed on security obligation at a path in Nowgam sidestep leaving two cops dead and another harmed. Police had accused Jaish-e-Mohammad for the Nowgam assault. 

The CRPF men have been distinguished as Khurshid Khan, 41, an inhabitant of Rohtas in Bihar, and Sharma Lavkush Sudarshan, 27, of Jehanabad in Bihar.