Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured after suspected terrorists opened fire at a security checkpost in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, November 11. A search operation was launched to locate the attackers.
The assailants, believed to be travelling on a motorcycle, targeted the CRPF personnel at around 2:15 pm before escaping from the area. The CRPF said firing took place at its naka in Kulgam and that operations were continuing to apprehend those responsible.
All three injured personnel were shifted to a hospital in neighbouring Anantnag district. One officer suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen and remained in critical condition. The other two sustained non-life-threatening injuries, including a bullet graze to the arm and a gunshot wound to the foot.
Security forces rushed reinforcements and armoured vehicles to the site soon after the attack. Additional checkpoints were established, while sirens and loudspeaker announcements were used to advise residents to stay indoors.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was visiting Kulgam on Wednesday, but officials confirmed that he was not near the location where the firing took place.
The incident is the third terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in the past five months and the second during this period to target security personnel.
On July 22, a policeman was killed when terrorists opened fire on security forces in Anantnag town. The deceased, Head Constable Aashiq Hussain Qureshi, was from the IR 3rd Battalion and belonged to Beerwah in Budgam district. He had been deployed for security arrangements during the Amarnath Yatra when the attack occurred.
Nine days later, on July 31, terrorists fired at workers at a brick kiln in Kilam village of Kulgam district. A non-local labourer from Chhattisgarh was killed, while another worker suffered serious injuries.
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