Terror Strikes in Jammu: CRPF Jawan Killed, Six Security Personnel Injured

A CRPF jawan was killed and six security personnel were injured during two encounters with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua and Doda districts. A soldier succumbed to injuries in Kathua, while five Rashtriya Rifles troopers and a police officer were hurt in Doda. Security operations are ongoing.

A CRPF jawan was killed, and six security personnel were injured in two overnight encounters with terrorists in Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.

In Doda district, five Rashtriya Rifles troopers and a special police officer (SPO) were injured during an attack on a joint check post on the Bhaderwah-Pathankot road.

In Kathua's Saida Sukhal village, CRPF jawan Kabir Dass was critically injured by terrorist fire and later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Efforts to neutralize the holed-up terrorists continue.