Chinese-made steel bullets were used in Anantnag Fidayeen attack on June 12 that left five CRPF personnel and police officer dead, a media report said on Thursday.
The initial investigation into the attack suggests that thesteel bullets were used by the militant to cause severe damage to the securitypersonnel.
“The investigation into the militant attack on CRPF on June12 has revealed that made-in-China steel bullets were used by the militants tocause severe injuries to the security personnel,” Zee News reported onThursday.
It said that steel bullets pierced through the bullet proofjackets of the troopers, thereby causing injuries to them.
On June 12, militants attacked security forces on KP Road in Anantnag, killing five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and a Station House Officer (SHO) of Jammu and Kashmir Police. The lone attacker was also killed in the attack.