Three CRPF Personnel Injured in Kulgam Checkpoint Shooting

Three Central Reserve Police Force personnel were injured when motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at a security checkpoint in Kulgam district, in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday, November 11. The shooting took place at about 2:15 p.m. local time at Akhran, near Mir Bazar, in south Kashmir. The attackers fled after firing. CRPF Director General G.P. Singh confirmed that three personnel had been injured. “Operations [are] going on to nab the perpetrators,” Singh said. He also said the wounded would receive the best possible treatment. CRPF personnel returned fire after the attack, and quick reaction teams reached the scene. The injured were taken to Government Medical College in Anantnag district. The reported injuries included wounds to the leg, abdomen and spine, and left arm. The serviceman with abdominal and spinal injuries was undergoing surgery. Initial information had put the number wounded at two, before the count was revised to three. Additional security forces were sent to the area, which was cordoned off as searches began for the assailants.