CRPF Camp Attacked...7 Died ....

Five jawans and two civilians were killed in a suicide attack on a CRPF camp in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh in the early hours of Tuesday.

The attack took place at 0230 hrs (IST) when armed fidayeens reportedly tried to enter the camp from the gate. At least six troopers are reportedly injured.

Senior Superintendent of Police Sanjiv Gupta told news agency PTI that the terrorists armed with AK-47s and grenades opened fire at the camp and killed the troopers after being intercepted by the jawans and civil police patrolling the site.

They are believed to have first gunned down the sentry before barging into the nearest tent and opening fire from their assault rifles.

The CRPF camp is located in Rampur on National Highway 24. Both attackers fled as the troopers fired back. Lal said that at least one of them had probably been shot in the leg because he was seen limping away.

The civilian who died was reported to be a rickshaw puller. IANS reports he was hit by bullets fired by the terrorists while they were escaping from the CRPF base.

New reports say the area was immediately cordoned off and police launched a combing operation. Senior officials also rushed to the spot.

Inspector General of Police Gurbachan Lal told IANS said the injured men were taken to Moradabad town for treatment. Their condition was reported to be stable.

Lal said a public road that ran through the CRPF base had been closed after terrorist attacks in various courts in Uttar Pradesh in November.

"However, the possibility of the terrorists using this route to escape cannot be ruled out," he said.

In the last week of November, intelligence agencies had issued an alert of possible terrorist attack at the CRPF camp in Rampur.