Srinagar, Oct 27 (KNS): An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was killed in a militant attack in the intervening night of Friday-Saturday in Wagoora area of Nowgam in Srinagar outskirts, police said.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Law& Order and Security while talking to reporters here said that the attack by the militants took place at grid Station Wagoore in the mid of the night, that resulted in injuries to an ASI of CISF, identified as Rajendra Prasad.
He said that the injured ASI of CISF later succumbed to his injuries.
Police said that the attack by the militants was “successfully repulsed” by the alert sentry at the spot.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Meanwhile, a wreath-laying ceremony was held in District Police Lines Srinagar where floral tributes were paid to the slain CISF ASI.
Police said that senior officers of Police, Paramilitary forces and civil administration including ADGP Armed A.K. Choudary-IPS, ADGP Law & Order/Security/Home Guard Munir Ahmad Khan-IPS, DIG CKR V.K. Birdi-IPS, DIG CRPF North Karan-Nagar Srinagar Shalinder Singh, DIG CISF (PSO) S.C Bota Kutiee, DIG CRPF Panthachowk Rajesh Dakarwal, SSP Srinagar Imtiaz Ismail Parray-IPS,DC Srinagar Syed Abid Rashid Shah-IAS, and other officers laid floral wreaths on the mortal remains and paid tributes to the slain CISF ASI. (KNS)