A policeman was killed and five of his colleagues injured today as a police station in Kulgam district, about 75 kms from here, was attacked with a grenade and firing by suspected militants who had mixed with a mob of stone-pelters.
"Someone from the mob hurled a grenade towards the police personnel during stone pelting on police station Yaripora. The grenade attack was followed by firing also," a police official said.
One policeman died while five others were injured in the attack, the official said.
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The militants entered in a building which was immediately cordoned off, a police spokesman said.
"The identity of the militants is being ascertained. Two AK rifles, eight magazines with ammunition have been recovered from the encounter site," he said.
The CRPF said the Commanding Officer of CRPF 49 Battalion Promod Kumar was leading from the front and was hit on his upper neck during the gunfire exchange with militants.
He was later taken to the 92 Base Hospital of the army in Srinagar where he succumbed to his injuries.
Kumar was posted to Srinagar in April 2014 and was recently promoted as a commandant. He hailed from Patna in Bihar.
The officer's family is at present living in Kamtara in Jharkhand. He is survived by his wife and a 7-year-old daughter.
Kumar had been thrice decorated with the CRPF Director General's commendation in 2015, 2014 and 2011. He has earlier served in the Special Protection Group for 3 years.
His funeral will take place tomorrow in his village Mihijam in Kamtara.
