Over 500 Questioned, 20 Detained As Security Forces Hunt Support Network Behind Kulgam Attack On CRPF

Overground workers allegedly gave the attackers a hideout and an escape route, according to investigators who believe the attack was pre-planned

PGurus Newsdesk

November 14, 2026

Investigators say the attackers did reconnaissance first and had local help with a hideout and an escape route

Investigators believe the attackers conducted reconnaissance and had help from local overground workers

Security agencies have questioned more than 500 people and detained at least 20 suspects for further interrogation, as they work to identify the local support network behind the November 11 terror attack on a CRPF patrol in Kulgam.

The attack took place at about 2:15 pm at Akhran, near Mir Bazar, where terrorists opened fire on a naka party of the CRPF’s 46th Battalion, injuring three personnel. The attackers fired AK rifles from roughly 50 metres away, according to the reports.

The probe is focused on a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module led by local operative Abdul Latief, along with two Pakistani terrorists. Investigators believe the attack was not impulsive and that a detailed reconnaissance preceded it. They suspect overground workers (OGWs) first provided the attackers with a hideout, and later helped with the escape route.

More than 500 people were questioned over the past two days. Most were released, while at least 20 were held for further interrogation, and three of the detainees are suspected of being LeT overground workers. No formal arrests have been made so far, according to the reports.

Security forces are scanning CCTV footage from multiple locations and carrying out raids to apprehend those involved. Forensic teams are examining cartridges recovered at the scene for links to previous attacks.

The attack came a week after the Kashmir IGP said local terrorists in the Valley had dropped to single digits. Police have since renewed a manhunt for Latief, with a Rs 15 lakh bounty on his head.

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