SRINAGAR (The Thursday Times) — Three Central Reserve Police Force personnel were wounded on Wednesday when suspected terrorists on a motorcycle opened fire on a CRPF checkpost in the Mirabazar area of Kulgam district, in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said.
“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.
The attackers struck at about 2:15pm and fled, officials said. One officer was in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and the other two had injuries that were not life-threatening. All three were taken to hospital in neighbouring Anantnag district.
Lockdown in the district
Reinforcements and armoured vehicles were deployed, extra checkpoints were set up, and residents were told over loudspeakers to stay indoors. The region’s lieutenant governor, Manoj Sinha, was visiting Kulgam district on Wednesday but was not near the scene, officials said.
The opposition Congress party questioned the federal government’s claims that normalcy had returned to the region.
