Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force personnel was injured in a gunfight with the militants in Aripal village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama Saturday.
A police official who asked not to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media said that a CRPF man was hit by a bullet during the gunfight.
“Searches are going on in the area,” he said.
The gunfight broke out early today after the forces launched a cordon-and-search-operation in the area following a tip-off about the presence of militants.
“As the forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants opened fire, triggering a gunfight,” said an official.
Witnesses said that the house in which the militants were hiding was set ablaze by the forces.