Srinagar, Nov 11: Three CRPF personnel were injured in a terrorist attack in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday.
Sources said terrorists travelling on motorbike fired at CRPF personnel deployed at naka party at Nowpora, Akhran near Mir Bazar in Kulgam at around 2.15 pm.
In the attack, three CRPF men sustained bullet injuries. They were immediately evacuated to Government Medical College Hospital Anantnag, where from one of the critically injured jawan was airlifted to army hospital in Srinagar for specialised treatment.
After the attack, security forces launched cordon-and-search operations in the area to track down the attackers.
The forensic teams also visited the attack site to collect evidence.
This is the first attack in south Kashmir since July.
A police head constable and two non local labourers from Chattisgarh were killed in twin terror attacks in Anantnag and Kulgam districts in July this year.