Srinagar,  A CRPF trooper was killed on Tuesday in a firing incident by militants in J&K's Bijbehara town.

Police sources said militants fired at a CRPF party in Bijbehara town today injuring a trooper who was shifted to the local hospital for treatment.

Doctors at the local hospital referred the injured trooper for specialty treatment to the nearby Anantnag town where doctors declared the injured trooper as dead on arrival.

The area has been cordon off for searches.