Injured in grenade attack, CRPF officer succumbs

SRINAGAR — A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer who was injured in a grenade attack last week in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir died at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura on Tuesday morning.

A CRPF Assistant sub-Inspector, who was injured in a grenade attack at Tawhid Chowk in Ganderbal district on the 23rd of this month, died this morning at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, police sources said.

The deceased officer has been identified as Natra Pal Singh, who belonged to 115 battalion of CRPF.