<p>A CRPF officer was killed when militants attacked a paramilitary party in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Sunday.</p>.<p>Reports said militants fired upon a joint naka party of police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Gangoo area of Pulwama at around 2:20 pm. In the firing, CRPF’s assistant sub inspector Vinod Kumar got seriously injured, police said. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/stone-pelting-by-juveniles-nosedives-in-kashmir-study-1127437.html" target="_blank">Stone pelting by juveniles nosedives in Kashmir: Study</a></strong></p>.<p>“#Terrorists fired upon Naka party at Gangoo Crossing #Pulwama from nearby Apple orchard. In this #terror incident 01 CRPF personnel ASI Vinod Kumar got seriously injured. He was shifted to hospital for treatment where he attained #martyrdom. Area cordoned off. Search in progress (sic),” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.</p>.<p>The latest attack came just five days after an ASI of J&K Police was killed when militants attacked a check post in the Lal Bazar area on the outskirts of Srinagar city on July 12. Two more policemen were injured in the attack.</p>.<p>In May, tee off-duty policemen were killed in Srinagar and south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. At least nine policemen, mostly off-duty, have been killed by the militants in different attacks this year.</p>
<p>A CRPF officer was killed when militants attacked a paramilitary party in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Sunday.</p>.<p>Reports said militants fired upon a joint naka party of police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Gangoo area of Pulwama at around 2:20 pm. In the firing, CRPF’s assistant sub inspector Vinod Kumar got seriously injured, police said. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/stone-pelting-by-juveniles-nosedives-in-kashmir-study-1127437.html" target="_blank">Stone pelting by juveniles nosedives in Kashmir: Study</a></strong></p>.<p>“#Terrorists fired upon Naka party at Gangoo Crossing #Pulwama from nearby Apple orchard. In this #terror incident 01 CRPF personnel ASI Vinod Kumar got seriously injured. He was shifted to hospital for treatment where he attained #martyrdom. Area cordoned off. Search in progress (sic),” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.</p>.<p>The latest attack came just five days after an ASI of J&K Police was killed when militants attacked a check post in the Lal Bazar area on the outskirts of Srinagar city on July 12. Two more policemen were injured in the attack.</p>.<p>In May, tee off-duty policemen were killed in Srinagar and south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. At least nine policemen, mostly off-duty, have been killed by the militants in different attacks this year.</p>