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Pune: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel have been injured after motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at a CRPF checkpoint near Mir Bazar in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on November 11. The attack took place at approximately 2:15 pm, following which the attackers fled the area. Security forces have launched a search operation to identify and apprehend those responsible.
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Defence expert Major General (Retd.) Hemant Mahajan described the incident as a 'shoot-and-scoot' attack, arguing that the assailants intended to strike security personnel and escape before security forces could respond. He said that such surprise attacks are designed to create an impression that normalcy has not been fully restored in Kashmir.
Retired Captain and defence expert Anil Gaur noted that Kulgam and neighbouring Shopian have historically been important centres of terrorist activity. He said that although security operations have brought much of the violence under control, underground and overground networks allegedly supporting terrorism continue to pose challenges.
The injured personnel were shifted to a hospital in Anantnag for medical treatment. The CRPF confirmed that three personnel sustained injuries and that operations were underway to apprehend the perpetrators. Security has been strengthened in the surrounding area following the incident.
The attack highlighted the continuing challenge of preventing isolated militant strikes despite improvements in the region's overall security situation. Such incidents underline the importance of sustained intelligence operations, checkpoint security, local surveillance and coordination among security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir.
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