Two personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were injured when gunmen on motorcycles opened fire at a checkpoint, or naka, in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the force said in a statement. The attack took place around 2:15 pm, and the assailants fled the spot after firing.
The injured personnel were taken to a hospital in neighbouring Anantnag district for treatment. The CRPF statement confirmed two injuries. The available notes do not record the condition of either jawan beyond the fact that both were taken for medical care, and no further medical details have been released.
The attack followed a familiar pattern in which gunmen travelling on two-wheelers approach a security post, fire, and escape before the personnel can respond. The sequence of events, as described in the statement, points to a brief and sudden assault on the checkpoint rather than a prolonged exchange of fire.
Kulgam, in the southern part of the Kashmir Valley, is one of the districts where security forces maintain a regular presence on roads and at checkpoints. The present report does not link this incident to any earlier event, and no pattern of attacks in the district has been established on the basis of the material available.
The attackers have not been identified, and the report does not name any militant group behind the firing. The motive for the attack has not been reported, and no arrests have been announced. The incident has been described as developing, and further information is awaited from the CRPF and the Jammu and Kashmir Police on the investigation, the identity of the attackers and the condition of the injured personnel.
Source: timesnownews.com
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