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Motorcycle-borne terrorists attack CRPF team in J-K’s Kulgam; 3 jawans injured
The terror attack in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir took place at around 2.15 pm when terrorists opened fire on CRPF personnel deployed at a checkpoint
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Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured when suspected terrorists opened fire at a checkpost in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday, officials aware of the matter said.
A search operation was underway to track down the attackers.
“There has been firing on CRPF Naka at Kulgam, Kashmir. Three personnel injured. Operations going on to nab the perpetrators and give the best possible treatment to the injured,” the CRPF said in a statement.
According to officials, the motorcycle-borne terrorists attacked the CRPF soldiers at around 2:15pm before fleeing the spot.
The injured soldiers were taken to a hospital in neighbouring Anantnag district. While one officer is in critical condition after sustaining gunshot wounds to the abdomen, the other two suffered non-life-threatening injuries. One sustained a bullet graze to the arm, while the other was shot in the foot.
After the incident, reinforcements and armoured vehicles were immediately deployed to the attack site. Security forces set up additional checkpoints, sounded sirens and issued announcements over loudspeakers, directing local residents to remain indoors.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was visiting Kulgam district on Wednesday. However, officials confirmed that he was not near the site of the shooting.
This is the third terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in the last five months and the second targeting security personnel. A policeman was killed in Anantnag town when terrorists opened fire on security forces on July 22. The deceased, Head Constable Aashiq Hussain Qureshi, who belonged to the IR 3rd Battalion and was a resident of Beerwah in Budgam district, was deployed for Amarnath Yatra security duty when he came under attack.
Nine days later, on July 31, terrorists opened fire on workers at a brick kiln in Kilam village of Kulgam district, killing a non-local labourer from Chhattisgarh and seriously injuring another.
