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J&K terror attack: Search operation launched to hunt terrorists who attacked CRPF post

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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The intensive search operation began after two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon before escaping the area. Three injured personnel were swiftly transferred to a medical facility in neighboring Anantnag district to receive treatment for their wounds. Top regional leadership, including Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, is directly supervising the perimeter lockdown across all transit routes. Meanwhile, regional security concerns deepened after the bullet-riddled bodies of two missing Special Police Officers were discovered in Kishtwar.

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  • Security forces sealed all regional entry and exit routes across Khudwani to locate the f…: Security forces sealed all regional entry and exit routes across Khudwani to locate the fleeing suspects.
  • Senior military and police officials are directly supervising the active search operation…: Senior military and police officials are directly supervising the active search operation in Kulgam district.
  • Law enforcement personnel have maintained an intensive manhunt for the armed perpetrators…: Law enforcement personnel have maintained an intensive manhunt for the armed perpetrators over four consecutive days.

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NEW DELHI: Security forces on Sunday launched a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district after receiving inputs about the presence of terrorists suspected to be behind an attack on a CRPF post earlier this week.The operation is under way in Khudwani and adjoining areas of the south Kashmir district following an input from the J&K Police about the presence of terrorists, officials said according to news agency PTI.

Senior Army officers, Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat and Kashmir Range Inspector General of Police Sujit Kumar Singh are overseeing the operation.Security forces have sealed all entry and exit points in the area, the officials added. The search operation follows an attack on a CRPF checkpoint in Kulgam on Wednesday afternoon.Around 2.15 pm, two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on CRPF personnel before fleeing the spot, injuring three personnel.The injured were taken to a hospital in Anantnag district for treatment.Security forces have been searching for the attackers for the past four days, with senior officers supervising the operation.In a separate incident in Kishtwar, the bullet-riddled bodies of two…

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