Srinagar, Nov 18 (UNI) A Head Constable (HC) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was martyred in a militant attack in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Sunday evening, official sources said.
They said the militants fired at a CRPF party at Kakpora Railway station in Pulwama this evening. CRPF HC Chander Prakash was critically injured. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was declared dead. The CRPF party had come for Panchayat elections in the valley.
A massive hunt has been launched to nab the militants responsible for the attack, they said, adding that the entire area has been sealed.