Suicide attack on CRPF camp: Forces kill 4 militants in Jammu & Kashmir

Armed militants tried to enter camp of 45 Battalion CRPF at Sumbal in Bandipora at around 4:10 am

Four militants were killed Monday in a retaliatory fire by security forces as they attempted to attack a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Sumbal in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The heavily armed militants tried to enter the camp of 45 Battalion CRPF at Sumbal in Bandipora at around 4:10 am by opening fire at the sentry post, a police official said.

He said the firing was retaliated by the guards even as police reinforcement was rushed to the scene of gun battle.

"Four militants were killed in the retaliatory firing and the suicide attack was foiled," the official said.
 

He said four AK rifles, one UBGL (Underbarrel Grenade Launcher) and some ammunition were recovered from the slain militants.

The Sumbal camp of the CRPF is the headquarter of the 45th battalion which was headed by Chetan Kumar Cheeta who survived despite taking nine bullets while fighting militants in Bandipora district last year.