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CRPF officer killed in terror attack

Police said that terrorists fired upon a checkpoint party at Gangoo Crossing in Pulwama from a nearby apple orchard seriously injuring ASI Vinod Kumar.

CRPF officer killed in terror attack

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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was on Sunday killed in a terrorist attack in south Kashmir’s Pulwama.

The killed officer has been identified as assistant sub-inspector Vinod Kumar.

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Police said that terrorists fired upon a checkpoint party at Gangoo Crossing in Pulwama from a nearby apple orchard seriously injuring ASI Vinod Kumar.

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He was shifted to the hospital for treatment where he succumbed. The area has been cordoned off and search for terrorists is in progress.

The attack has come within a week of terrorists gunning down an ASI of J&K Police and injuring two cops in Srinagar.

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