12 March,2022 10:36 PM IST | Srinagar | PTI
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Terrorists shot dead a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.
"At about 7:35 pm, terrorists fired upon a CRPF personnel, Mukthar Ahmad, at his home in Check Chotipora area of Shopian in south Kashmir," a police official said.
He said Ahmad was referred to the district hospital in Shopian where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
The CRPF personnel was on leave, the official said.
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The area has been cordoned off and a hunt launched to nab the attackers, he said.
"Terrorists fired upon one CRPF personnel namely Mukhtar Ahmad Dohi R/o Shopian. He succumbed to his injuries and attained #martyrdom while on his way to the hospital. Area cordoned off. Further details shall follow," the Kashmir Zone Police said in a tweet.
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