A Railway Protection Force (RPF) trooper was killed while another one injured in a militant attack at Kakapora area of Pulwama District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on April 18, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants attacked two RPF personnel at Kakapora Railway Station who were at a tea stall outside Railway Station in the afternoon. Both the personnel identified as Head Constable Surinder Singh and Sub-Inspector Dev Raj received critical injuries and Singh succumbed before reaching to hospital while as Dev Raj was shifted to tertiary care hospital Srinagar where his condition is stated as critical. Security Forces cordoned off the area immediately to nab the terrorists.
Meanwhile, Police along with Security Forces arrested a militant associate along with arms and ammunition in Handwara area of Kupwara District on April 18, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that they along with 15RR of Army at a checkpoint established at Sonmullah Crossing intercepted a suspicious person who on seeing joint naka party tried to flee from the spot but the alert party apprehended him tactfully. He was identified as Bashir Ahmad Kumar son of Abdul Raheem Kumar, resident of Lilum Vilgam in Handwara. “During his personal search, incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including one Chinese pistol, two pistol magazines, 13 live rounds of 9 mm and a mobile phone were recovered from his possession”, Police said.