Militants open fire on CRPF checkpost, three injured

Jammu: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured, one of them critically, after motorcycle-borne militants opened fire at a CRPF checkpost in Akhran near Mir Bazar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday afternoon. The attackers fled after the firing, prompting security forces to launch a massive search operation.

The incident took place around 2.15 pm when unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants targeted CRPF personnel deployed at a naka (checkpoint), officials said.

The injured personnel were shifted to a hospital in Anantnag district for treatment. One of them sustained abdominal injuries and is in critical condition, while the other two suffered relatively minor injuries. One sustained a grazing bullet wound on his arm, while the other was hit on his foot. Visuals from the hospital showed the injured personnel being brought in on stretchers as medical staff rushed to provide assistance. This is the first reported terror attack in Kulgam since July 31, when two migrant labourers were killed in the district. Earlier, on July 22, a policeman was killed in neighbouring Anantnag town.