CRPF trooper injured in J&K firing incident

November 30, 2015 09:55 am | Updated 02:46 pm IST - Jammu

A paramilitary trooper was injured on Monday in a firing incident in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. “A trooper was injured in a firing incident at a CRPF picket in Malhar (Billawar) area on Monday morning,” a police official said. The injured CRPF trooper was shifted to a hospital, the police said.

“Further details are waited as reinforcements have been rushed to the spot.” It was not immediately clear whether it was a militant attack or an accidental fire.

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