During the exchange of fire between the terrorists and the joint team, the civilian got injured.
A civilian was killed in firing by terrorists on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, informed Kashmir Zone Police.
Terrorists opened fire on a joint patrol party of CRPF-182Bn/SOG of Pulwama near the bridge connecting Litter Pulwama with Turkwangam, Shopian.
During the exchange of fire between the terrorists and the joint team, the civilian got injured. He was immediately taken to the District Hospital, Pulwama for treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries. The civilian was identified as Shoaib Ah Ghani, a resident of Turkwangam, Shopian.
Police said the terrorists, “after a brief chance encounter”, managed to sneak into nearby gardens. Police said a case has been registered and search is on for the militants.