A Sub Inspector with the Railway Protection Force died earlier this morning (Saturday), six days after he and a coworker were attacked by terrorists in Kakapora, Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir. He and a colleague were killed by close range handgun shots.
RPF Sub-Inspector Dev Raj was admitted to SMHS Pulwama hospital after he and some of his colleagues, including Surinder Singh, were attacked near a tea stall.
While confirming the death of the RPF officer, a senior police official said, "We tried our best to help, but he had serious bullet wounds. It is very devastating that we lost him."
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The terrorists participated in the shooting of the duo on April 18, evening, firing from behind and at point-blank range by pistol, killing one of them and critically injuring the other before fleeing the scene.
According to a senior police officer, police have registered a case and are conducting investigations.
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