Motorcycle attackers fire on CRPF checkpoint in Kulgam

Motorcycle-borne attackers opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force checkpoint in Kulgam district on November 11, injuring CRPF personnel and prompting a security search operation. The firing occurred at about 2:15 p.m. in the Nowpora Akhran area near Mir Bazar in south Kashmir, according to reports and the CRPF account. The attackers fled the scene.

The number of injured personnel was reported differently. Four accounts said three CRPF personnel were hurt, while a CRPF-attributed account said two. The available reports do not resolve the difference. The force said the injured personnel were evacuated to a hospital in neighbouring Anantnag district for treatment.

Police, Army and paramilitary personnel cordoned off the area and searched for the attackers. The CRPF-attributed account said Quick Reaction Teams reached the scene. One report said security personnel returned fire, but that detail was not consistently reported.

The attackers’ identities and any organisational affiliation had not been established in the initial reporting. No militant organisation had immediately claimed responsibility, according to one account. Authorities were seeking to locate the assailants, who...