Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured after terrorists opened fire at a security checkpoint near a CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday afternoon. The attack, carried out by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants, triggered a security alert in the area, with security forces launching an extensive search operation to track down those responsible.
According to officials, the incident occurred around 2.15 pm at Nowpora, Akhran, near Mir Bazar. The attackers reportedly arrived on a motorcycle and fired at CRPF personnel deployed at a naka using automatic rifles before escaping. One of the injured jawans sustained minor injuries, while the condition of the other was stated to be critical. Both were initially shifted to Government Medical College (GMC), Anantnag, for treatment. Arrangements were subsequently being made to move them to a military hospital for specialised medical care.
Following the attack, security forces cordoned off the surrounding area and initiated a search operation to locate the fleeing assailants. Additional security personnel were deployed as part of the operation. Officials said further details were awaited.
The latest attack comes against the backdrop of another incident involving CRPF personnel last month in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, where four jawans were injured in an accidental explosion during an operation to dispose of residual explosives.
The incident took place at the Alarmedgu camp, where an Ammunition Technician Team (ATT) belonging to the CRPF’s 50th Battalion was carrying out inspections and disposing of unserviceable explosives stored at various camps in the Konta Range. During the operation, a fragment of an explosive device or bomb accidentally detonated, injuring four personnel.
The injured were identified as Assistant Sub-Inspectors MK Tiwari and Anish Khan, Inspector Amarnath Mishra and Head Constable Kuldeep Raj. All four were given first aid before being shifted to the Government Hospital in Konta for further treatment.
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