Three CRPF personnel injured in Kulgam motorcycle-borne attack
Suspected militants on a motorcycle opened fire at a security checkpoint in south Kashmir on Wednesday.
Suspected militants on a motorcycle opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) checkpoint in the Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, according to reports from Odisha Bytes and Kashmir Observer. The attack occurred around 2:15 pm near Mir Bazar in the Akhran area.
Three CRPF personnel were injured during the shooting. One individual is in critical condition with an abdominal wound, while the other two sustained a grazing wound to the arm and a hit to the foot, the Kashmir Observer reported. The injured were moved to the Government Medical College in Anantnag for treatment.
The attackers fled the scene before security forces could intercept them. In response, security teams cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to locate the gunmen. Reinforcements arrived in armoured vehicles, and loudspeaker announcements were made asking local residents to stay indoors.
The incident follows a warning issued on November 5 by Kashmir Inspector General of Police Sujit Kumar regarding militant activity in southern districts. Kumar stated that a local terrorist has orchestrated attacks in Anantnag and Kulgam with support from foreign terrorists. Authorities have not linked these remarks to the Wednesday shooting.
On November 8, security forces detained two suspected militant associates, Muneeb Yasin Rather and Tahir Bilal, in Kulgam. Police said a pistol and grenades were recovered during those arrests, though no connection has been established between those individuals and this latest attack.