Three CRPF personnel injured in Kulgam terror attack
Motorcycle-borne terrorists opened fire at a security checkpost in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon.
Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured when terrorists opened fire at a checkpost near Mir Bazaar in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, according to reports by Hindustan Times, Rediff and Moneycontrol.
The attack occurred at approximately 2:15 pm. The assailants, described as being on motorcycles, fled the scene after the gunfire.
One trooper, identified by IANS as Santosh Chandru from West Bengal, is in critical condition with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and spine. Two other personnel, Rakesh Dass from Assam and Somveer Singh from Madhya Pradesh, sustained non-life-threatening injuries to his foot and arm respectively.
The injured men were moved by stretcher to a hospital in the neighbouring Anantnag district for medical treatment. Security forces deployed reinforcements and armoured vehicles to the site and established additional barricades.
Authorities have cordoned off the area and initiated a search to find the attackers. Local residents were instructed to stay inside via loudspeaker announcements.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was visiting Kulgam on Wednesday, but officials confirmed he was not in the vicinity of the shooting.