Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said it is certain that the procedure was not followed. (File photo)
There were lapses on the part of security forces that led to the ambush on a CRPF convoy in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said today.
"There have been lapses. A team has gone there for inquiry. Let's wait for their report. But it is certain that the procedure was not followed," he told reporters in New Delhi.
CRPF Director General K Durga Prasad has, however, said all laid down procedures were "absolutely" adhered to by its personnel.
Mr Prasad said his men, before laying down their lives, valiantly fought back the two terrorists and fired as many as 91 rounds.
Eight CRPF personnel were killed and at least 25 others injured when two militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Pulwama district on Saturday.