The attackers escaped after targeting a CRPF checkpoint near Mir Bazar, barely a kilometre from the heavily guarded Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Kulgam. Security forces have launched a search operation.
BY PC Bureau
November 11: A burst of nearly 30 gunshots in about 15 seconds at a CRPF camp in Kulgam. Three injured personnel. And attackers who managed to escape before security forces could catch up with them.
CCTV footage of Wednesday’s attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) checkpoint in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district has offered a glimpse into how quickly the assault unfolded, raising fresh concerns over the security situation in south Kashmir.
Three CRPF personnel were injured when motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at a checkpoint in Akhran near Mir Bazar around 2.15 pm. The attackers fled after the shooting.
The injured were identified as Head Constable Somveer Singh and Constables Rakesh Dass and Santosh Chandru. They were taken to a hospital in Anantnag district. Subsequent reports said all three were out of danger.
The CCTV recording captures a succession of gunshots, followed by shouting and commotion around the checkpoint. The attackers are not clearly identifiable in the footage, which investigators are examining to reconstruct the sequence of events.
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KULGAM TERROR ATTACK CAUGHT ON CCTV
3 CRPF JAWANS INJURED IN FIRING AT SECURITY NAKA, ONE IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Bike-borne attackers opened fire at a CRPF naka around 2:15 pm on Wednesday and fled.
The injured jawans were admitted to GMC Anantnag.
Two are stable, while Constable Santosh Chandru is in a relatively serious condition.
A multi-agency search operation is underway to track the attackers. https://t.co/Zh5gjrEDVW
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CHECKPOINT JUST A KILOMETRE FROM NATIONAL HIGHWAY
The location of the attack adds to its security significance. The checkpoint is reportedly about a kilometre from the heavily guarded Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and around 75 km from Srinagar.
The attackers’ ability to open fire and escape has prompted a search operation across the area. Security forces have cordoned off the site, deployed reinforcements and put up additional barricades. Quick Reaction Teams were also rushed to the location.
Investigators are scanning CCTV footage from nearby shops and other establishments to establish the route taken by the assailants and identify the motorcycle used in the attack.
No group had claimed responsibility at the time of reporting. The identity and affiliation of the attackers remain under investigation.
FIRST MAJOR ATTACK IN KULGAM SINCE JULY
Wednesday’s shooting is the first reported terror attack in Kulgam since July 31, when two migrant workers from Chhattisgarh were killed in an attack at a brick kiln in the district.
Earlier, on July 22, terrorists shot dead a Jammu and Kashmir Police head constable in neighbouring Anantnag town.
The latest attack also took place while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was in Kulgam to attend the Veshow Festival. He was not near the site of the shooting.
The attack has triggered another security operation in south Kashmir, with forces attempting to trace the assailants and establish whether the shooting was part of a wider militant plan.
