Three CRPF personnel injured in Kulgam terrorist attack
Motorcycle-borne terrorists opened fire on a security checkpoint in south Kashmir on Wednesday.
Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured on Wednesday when motorcycle-borne terrorists opened fire at a checkpoint in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. The attack occurred around 2.15 pm at Akhran near Mir Bazar, according to reports from The Hindu and The Tribune.
One of the injured personnel is in critical condition with an abdominal wound and has been airlifted to the Army's 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar. The other two personnel sustained relatively minor injuries, including a grazing bullet wound on an arm and a hit to a foot. All three were shifted to a hospital in Anantnag district for treatment.
Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to track the attackers, who escaped after the gunfire. Additional forces and armoured vehicles were deployed to the site, and loudspeaker announcements were made asking locals to stay indoors.
The incident took place on a day when Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was scheduled to attend a function in Kulgam, though he was not near the attack site. CRPF DG G.P. Singh said that operations are ongoing to nab the perpetrators and that the best possible treatment will be provided to the injured.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Sujit Kumar recently stated that a local terrorist has been orchestrating attacks in Anantnag and Kulgam with support from foreign terrorists.