Srinagar, Nov 11 (HS): Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured on Wednesday afternoon after unidentified motorcycle-borne terrorists opened fire on a CRPF party at a naka in Nowpora, Akhran, near Mir Bazar in Kulgam district, according to sources.

The incident took place at around 2.15 pm, when the terrorists fired at the security personnel and fled the spot, the CRPF said. The injured belong to the force’s 46th Battalion.

Sources identified them as Head Constable (General Duty) Somveer and Constables (General Duty) Santano and Rakesh Das. They sustained bullet wounds, one in the leg, one in the arm and one in the back. All three were shifted to the Government Medical College (GMC) in Anantnag for treatment.

Security forces rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to trace the terrorists, the sources said.

Further details are awaited.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Zahoor Hussain Bhat