Dubai: Three security personnel were injured after motorcycle-borne terrorists opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) checkpoint in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a major search operation.
The attack took place around 2.15pm at Akhran near Mir Bazar in south Kashmir, approximately four kilometres from the National Highway, Indian media reports said.
According to officials, the attackers arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire at CRPF personnel deployed at a security checkpoint, locally known as a naka, before fleeing the scene.
The injured personnel were rushed to a hospital in neighbouring Anantnag district for treatment. Their condition was not immediately known.
While several initial reports put the number of injured personnel at three, other accounts citing the CRPF reported two injuries.
Security forces launch manhunt
Following the shooting, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to locate the attackers.
Personnel began searching nearby areas and checking possible escape routes as authorities sought to establish the identity of the gunmen.
No militant organisation had immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Two terror suspects arrested days earlier
The shooting came just three days after security forces arrested two suspected terror associates during a joint checkpoint operation in Kulgam on November 8.
