Pampore attack: Last rites of martyred CRPF sub-inspector performed in Thiruvananthapuram

The last rites of CRPF sub-inspector G Jayachandran Nair, who was killed in an ambush by militants in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir on 25 June, were performed in Thiruvananthapuram on 27 June.

Terrorists, suspected to be LeT men, sprayed a bus carrying the personnel of the 161 battalion of CRPF with bullets at Frestbal. Eight CRPF personnel, including Jayachandran Nair, were killed on the spot while over 20 others were critically wounded.

Security personnel recovered arms and ammunition, including two AK 47 rifles and 11 hand grenades from the killed terrorists.

Saturday's attack was the fourth one on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir this month. At least 17 security personnel were killed and several others injured in the last three major strikes along the Jammu-Srinagar Highway during the period.

Officials say that infiltration has dramatically gone up compared to the previous years - with over 50 terrorists crossing the border in the last five months. Last year, there was zero infiltration in the first four months.

--ANI