Unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire with an AK-47 at a bridge guard party on Wednesday afternoon. The attack targeted Central Reserve Police Force personnel in Kulgam district.
Three security personnel sustained bullet injuries during the sudden assault near Mir Bazar in Nawapora. The gunmen rapidly fired at the security party before fleeing the scene.
A senior officer confirmed the incident occurred around two fifteen in the afternoon. Authorities suspect a foreign terrorist linked with Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out the attack.
Constable Rakesh Dass suffered leg injuries in the ambush. Meanwhile, Constable Santosh Chadru sustained serious bullet wounds to his abdomen and spine during the shooting.
Head Constable Somveer Singh also received a bullet injury to his left arm. Security forces immediately rushed all three injured personnel to a hospital in Anantnag.
Medical staff currently treat the victims at the district hospital facility. Doctors report two of the injured security personnel remain in critical condition.
A CRPF spokesperson confirmed the direct firing on their check post. Security forces quickly launched intensive search operations across the area to track the perpetrators.
Security sources suspect associates of operative Lateef Bhat executed the ambush. Bhat allegedly roams the region alongside two foreign terrorists to carry out target attacks.
Investigators believe the same terror module conducted two previous armed assaults. The Resistance Front previously claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on security forces.
Bhat, a former carpenter, went missing from his Kulgam home in late 2025. Pakistan-based designated terrorist Sajjad Gul recruited and inducted him into the outfit.
Security forces have deployed multiple teams across Kulgam district today. Armed personnel continue cordoning surrounding areas to capture the fleeing assailants.
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