New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today expressed deep anguish over the killing of eight CRPF personnel in an ambush at Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir.
"My heart goes out to the families of the CRPF men who lost their lives in Pampore. I also pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," he said in a tweet.
In a major strike, two terrorists gunned down eight CRPF men and injured at least 25 others before being felled in retaliatory action by the security personnel in South Kashmir's Pulwama district.
The incident took place at Frestbal in Pampore, 14 km from Srinagar, when the terrorists opened fired at a bus carrying CRPF personnel.
"My heart goes out to the families of the CRPF men who lost their lives in Pampore. I also pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," he said in a tweet.
In a major strike, two terrorists gunned down eight CRPF men and injured at least 25 others before being felled in retaliatory action by the security personnel in South Kashmir's Pulwama district.
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