Kulgam terror attack: Search operation continues for second day

Kulgam, Nov 12: Security forces on Thursday continued an extensive cordon and search operation in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district to track down terrorists involved in an attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party a day earlier, in which three personnel sustained injuries.
According to reports, the search operation has been extended to several nearby villages, with security forces intensifying efforts to track down the attackers. A massive manhunt is underway, said an official.
Pertinently, the terrorists on Wednesday afternoon had opened fire on CRPF personnel deployed at a checkpoint near Akhran- Mir Bazar. Soon after the attack security forces launched a search operation to trace perpetrators.
The injured personnel were identified as Head Constable Somveer Singh and Constables Rakesh Dass and Santosh Chandru. They were rushed to a hospital in neighbouring Anantnag district for treatment.
Chandru, a resident of West Bengal, sustained injuries to his abdomen and his condition was stated to be critical. Dass, who hails from Assam, suffered a bullet injury to his leg, while Singh, from Madhya Pradesh, was injured in his arm. Both were reported to be stable.
According to officials, the checkpoint attacked by terrorists is located around three kilometres from the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.
Meanwhile, Lt Gen Balbir Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 15 Corps, along with other senior Army officers, visited the attack site. GOC Singh later chaired a meeting with senior officials from the Army, Police and CRPF in Kulgam to review the security situation.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Sujit Kumar, also visited the attack spot in the evening and reviewed the security situation.
Separately, Sandeep Khirwar, Special Director General, CRPF J&K Zone, called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and discussed the prevailing security scenario in the Union Territory. He later visited the site of the attack in Kulgam. (KNO)