At least three CRPF personnel were injured in a terror attack after unidentified motorcycle-borne attackers opened fire on security personnel at a checkpoint in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday afternoon.
The incident took place at around 2:15 pm when the attackers fired at the CRPF personnel and then fled the spot. The injured personnel were taken to a hospital in Anantnag district for treatment, PTI reported.
The attack took place at a camp near Mir Bazar. The area has been cordoned off, and security forces have launched a search operation to find the attackers. Further details are awaited.
In a separate incident last month, four CRPF personnel were injured in an IED blast while clearing explosives at the Alarmedgu camp in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.
The injured personnel were part of the Ammunition Technician Team (ATT) of the CRPF’s 50th Battalion. The team was assigned to inspect several CRPF camps in the Konta Range, including Pidmel, Dabbakonta, Kolaiguda and Alarmedgu, and safely remove old or unused explosives stored there.
During the operation, a part of an explosive device or a bomb suddenly exploded, injuring the four CRPF personnel.
After the incident, all four injured personnel were given first aid and taken to the Government Hospital in Konta for further treatment.