Barely some hours before polling starts in North Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency, militants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party in volatile Sopore town on Tuesday evening wounding three personnel.
The CRPF spokesperson Kishore Prassad said that unknown militants attacked CRPF party of 179 battalion near State Bank of India in Sopore.“During the attack three of our men have sustained injuries and they have been immediately evacuated to nearby hospital for treatment”, he said.The personnel have sustained bullet injuries in lower limbs, sources said. Meanwhile, Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF and police cordoned off the whole area and started searches to nab the attackers.The polling will start in the area at 7 in the morning on Wednesday.