Terrorists step up attacks: 3 CRPF men, teenager killed in Handwara village

SRINAGAR: Four people — three CRPF jawans and a physically challenged boy of 14 years — were killed when several terrorists attacked a group of CRPF personnel in Handwara tehsil’s Wangam village on Monday evening, barely a day after four Army soldiers, including a colonel and a major, and a police SI were killed fighting terrorists in the same tehsil.

The band of terrorists managed to escape under cover of darkness and a search operation was underway at the time this report was filed.

Separately, terrorists threw a hand grenade towards the CISF bunker at the power grid at Wagoora, in Budgam district of central Kashmir, on Monday evening. One CISF jawan was injured when the terrorists opened fire. The injured CISF jawan was identified as Constable Akash Kumar, sources said.

Intelligence reports suggest that there are terrorists on the prowl in Srinagar city as well, sources said.

The CRPF men were attacked at about 5.32 pm while they were helping the Jammu and Kashmir police enforce the Covid-19 lockdown in Wangam village, Handwara. The slain jawans were identified as Constables Santosh Mishra, Cha