Srinagar: Suspected militants riding a motorcycle fired at a CRPF checkpoint in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday, leaving three paramilitary personnel injured. Security teams immediately cordoned off the area and began a search for the gunmen, who reportedly escaped after the shooting.
The incident occurred near Mir Bazar in the Akhran area, where personnel from the CRPF’s 46th Battalion were deployed at a naka. According to initial accounts, the attackers approached the checkpoint, opened fire and fled before security forces could intercept them.
The injured personnel were shifted to Government Medical College in Anantnag for treatment., as reported by The Statesman.
Recent Arrests In District
The shooting came days after security forces detained two suspected militant associates during a joint checkpoint operation in Kulgam on November 8. Police identified them as Muneeb Yasin Rather and Tahir Bilal, both residents of Bugam.
“During search, one pistol along with a magazine and two live rounds were recovered from Muneeb Yaseen Rather, while two live hand grenades were recovered from Tahir Bilal,” police said in a statement issued following the November 8 arrests.
The arrests followed an attempt by the two men to flee after spotting personnel from Kulgam Police, the Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF at the checkpoint. .
Authorities have not established any connection between those arrests and Wednesday’s firing.
Police Alert On Militants
The attack also followed a warning from Kashmir Inspector General of Police Sujit Kumar about militant activity in the region’s southern districts.
“There is one local terrorist who has orchestrated attacks in Anantnag and Kulgam, and he is being supported by a few foreign terrorists as well,” Kumar told reporters on November 5.
Kumar said agencies were monitoring the movement of suspected foreign militants, though assessing their exact numbers remained difficult. Officials have not linked the individuals referred to in his remarks to the latest shooting.
No militant organisation has been confirmed responsible for the attack, and security forces continued efforts to identify and trace those behind it.
