Terrorists Ambush CRPF Patrol In Kulgam, Leaving 2 Jawans Injured In South Kashmir

Terrorists opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force patrol in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, injuring two jawans in a sudden ambush, security officials confirmed.

Yet the assault failed to break the perimeter. Assailants fired directly upon the deployed CRPF detachment before melting into the surrounding terrain, triggering an immediate security alert across the Kashmir Valley. Medical units evacuated both injured personnel to a medical facility for emergency trauma treatment.

Tactical Cordon and Ground Sweep

CRPF units and Jammu and Kashmir Police sealed all escape routes out of the immediate sector. Additional reinforcements moved in to establish a tight perimeter, launching an expansive search operation to track the shooters through the local lanes and orchards. Officials placed surrounding checkposts on high alert to thwart any planned retreat.

The Kulgam attack follows a string of armed confrontations testing the security grid across the region. Under Operation Mahadev in Pahalgam, a joint force comprising the CRPF, the Indian Army, and the Jammu and Kashmir Police intercepted and eliminated three terrorists—including commanders Suleman Shah, also known as Faizal Jatt, and Abu Hamza. That operation dismantled a lethal cell operating in the upper belts, but lone hit-and-run assaults on valley security detachments remain an active threat. In Srinagar, a police sub-inspector lost his life after militants sprayed automatic fire at a CRPF team, while a series of three encounters across Jammu recently claimed the life of one jawan and two militants, leaving seven security personnel injured.

Joint search parties continue combing the Kulgam sector, with senior commanders monitoring cordon movements as investigators track the weapons signature and escape route used in the assault.