Militants attack CRPF post in Kulgam, no casualties reported

Suspected militants hurled a grenade on a CRPF guard post in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district

Suspected militants hurled a grenade on a CRPF guard post in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday evening, but there was no damage, police said.

Army personnel take positions during an encounter with the militants, who were sheltering in a building near a CRPF camp at Karan Nagar, in Srinagar. (HT File Photo)

“Apparently militants hurled a grenade on a guard post of 18 bn (battalion) CRPF (at Damhaal Hanjipora) in Kulgam,” Kashmir zone police said on its official Twitter page.

A police party has reached the spot and investigations into the incident have been taken up, police said.

“No loss of life or property reported,” the tweet said.