<p>Basappa Hanumantappa Bhajantri, a Central Reserve Police Force jawan and resident of Bailur village near Kittur, was killed after militants opened fire on CRPF jawans deployed for byelection duty in Jammu and Kashmir.<br /><br />The 55-year-old Bhajantri was killed on the spot. Five other CRPF jawans and two civilians were injured in a militant attack at Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar. Bhajantri had been serving as an assistant sub-inspector in the 97th Battalion of CRPF. He is survived by his parents, wife, son and two daughters, according to family sources. A pal of gloom descended over Bailur village. The jawan’s mortal remains are likely to reach the village via Goa late Tuesday evening, according to official sources. <br /><br />The body would be kept for public viewing at the premises of the government school in the village and laid to rest with state honours on Wednesday, said official sources.<br /></p>
<p>Basappa Hanumantappa Bhajantri, a Central Reserve Police Force jawan and resident of Bailur village near Kittur, was killed after militants opened fire on CRPF jawans deployed for byelection duty in Jammu and Kashmir.<br /><br />The 55-year-old Bhajantri was killed on the spot. Five other CRPF jawans and two civilians were injured in a militant attack at Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar. Bhajantri had been serving as an assistant sub-inspector in the 97th Battalion of CRPF. He is survived by his parents, wife, son and two daughters, according to family sources. A pal of gloom descended over Bailur village. The jawan’s mortal remains are likely to reach the village via Goa late Tuesday evening, according to official sources. <br /><br />The body would be kept for public viewing at the premises of the government school in the village and laid to rest with state honours on Wednesday, said official sources.<br /></p>
