• Three CRPF personnel injured in firing at Kulgam checkpoint.
• Motorcycle-borne attackers opened fire around 2:15 pm.
• All three injured personnel are out of danger.
• Security forces launch cordon and search operation.

GG News Bureau
Kulgam, 11th Nov: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured after motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at a security checkpoint in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday afternoon.

The Kulgam CRPF attack took place around 2:15 pm at Akhran near Mir Bazar, when unidentified attackers riding a motorcycle fired at security personnel deployed at a naka before fleeing the spot.

According to the CRPF, the injured personnel were shifted to a hospital in Anantnag district for treatment. They were identified as Rakesh Dass, Santosh Chandru and Somveer Singh. Dass sustained an injury to his left leg, Chandru suffered injuries to his abdomen and spine, while Singh was wounded in his left arm. All three personnel are reported to be out of danger.

Following the incident, additional security forces were deployed in the area. Barricades were erected, and personnel in armoured vehicles were positioned near the attack site. Visuals showed the injured troopers being taken into hospital on stretchers as medical teams attended to them.

A cordon and search operation has been launched to identify and track down the attackers. Security personnel have also appealed to local residents to remain indoors during the operation.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was in Kulgam district on Wednesday but was not near the site of the attack. He was scheduled to attend the three-day Veshow Festival as the chief guest at Government Degree College, Kulgam.

The incident comes weeks after four CRPF personnel were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast while defusing residual explosives at Alarmedgu camp in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.