Srinagar: Several suspects have been picked up for questioning in the aftermath of the Kulgam attack in which three CRPF personnel were injured, officials said on Friday.
Terrorists opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in the South Kashmir district on Wednesday.
Immediately after the attack, security forces launched a massive cordon and search operation in the area to track down the terrorists.
The search operation continued on the third day on Friday. The forces have erected barricades and deployed armoured vehicles at several places in the district.
Checking and frisking of vehicles is being undertaken at the security check-points as a tight vigil is being maintained, they added.
The security agencies are using human and technical intelligence to aid the operation, the officials said.
They said several suspects have been picked up for questioning by the police.
Senior officers of the police and other security agencies have visited the spot of the attack and reviewed security measures, the officials said.
Security has also been beefed up elsewhere in the valley as police and paramilitary forces conducted random searches of vehicles in Srinagar city and other districts of Kashmir.
CRPF DG interacts with field officers, discusses way ahead
CRPF chief G P Singh on Friday visited Kulgam district where three personnel were injured in a terror attack earlier this week.
Singh, Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), also interacted with field officers of the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police at Sadura in Anantnag, and discussed the way ahead for intensified counter-insurgency operations in the Valley, the paramilitary force said on X.
Terrorists opened fire at a CRPF post in the South Kashmir district on Wednesday, injuring three personnel, one of them critically.
Later, the CRPF chief visited the Army’s 92 base hospital at Badami Bagh cantonment in Srinagar to meet the injured CRPF jawan, who is being treated there.
“DG CRPF @gpsinghips visited 92 Base Hospital, Srinagar today & met with #CRPF jawan injured in the terrorist attack at #Kulgam & enquired about his health & treatment & wished him a speedy recovery,” the CRPF said.
The force said Singh also assured all possible assistance to the injured jawan and his family.
