Armed attackers opened fire at a security checkpoint in Kulgam district on Wednesday afternoon.
Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured when terrorists opened fire at a security checkpoint in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, according to reports by The Hindu, News18 and Hindustan Times.
The attack occurred at approximately 2:15 pm near a bridge on an interior route from Meerpur. The assailants, who may have been on a motorcycle, targeted the personnel stationed at the naka before fleeing the scene.
The injured members of the 46 Battalion have been identified as Constable Santosh Chandru from West Bengal, Constable Rakesh Dass from Assam, and Head Constable Somveer Singh from Madhya Pradesh. One personnel sustained a serious injury to the back and was airlifted to Srinagar’s Badamibagh Army Hospital, while the others were taken to Government Medical College in Anantnag.
Authorities are investigating the incident, with initial inputs suggesting the attack may have been carried out by Latif and two foreign associates. While officials suspect involvement by Lashkar-e-Taiba or The Resistance Front (TRF), confirmation is still awaited.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who had been in Kulgam for a festival, visited the hospital in Srinagar on Wednesday evening. He described the incident as a cowardly act of terror and stated that security forces have been authorised to take decisive action to find those responsible.
A red alert has been issued across Kulgam district as joint teams from the Indian Army, CRPF, and local police conduct search operations to locate the attackers.
