Srinagar: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured when suspected terrorists opened fire on a CRPF outpost in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is in the district to attend the Veshow festival at Government Degree College.
The suspected attackers fired upon the Central police personnel of the 46th CRPF Battalion at around 2.15 PM.
"There has been firing on CRPF Naka at Kulgam, Kashmir. Three personnel are injured. Operations are going on to nab the perpetrators, and we are providing the best possible treatment for the injured," a CRPF spokesperson told ETV Bharat.
"The CRPF personnel were injured after unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on security personnel deployed at a naka in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir this afternoon. The incident took place at around 2.15 PM when the assailants fired at the CRPF personnel before fleeing the spot. The injured personnel were shifted to a hospital in Anantnag district," the spokesperson added.
Security forces rushed to the area soon after the attack. Subsequently, a search and rescue operation was launched in the area.
The poilce have identified the Avenger bike used in the attack.
Later, a senior officer confirmed that all the injured were out of danger. This is the first attack since two migrant workers were shot dead in Kulgam in July.