Kashmir on high alert, three CRPF personnel injured in a terror attack in Kulgam

Security sources link the string of attacks in Anantnag and Kulgam to Lateef Bhat, an alleged local operative, working with foreign terrorists

Chandra Maurya

November 11, 2026

Attack In Kulgam Days After Police Said Local Terrorists Down To Single Digits

Security sources link the string of attacks in Anantnag and Kulgam to Lateef Bhat, an alleged local operative, working with foreign terrorists

Sending a chilling reminder to the security forces that their number could be declining but they are still active and capable of striking at will, motorcycle-borne terrorists on Wednesday carried out a sensational strike, injuring three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, one critically, near a security checkpoint (naka) in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.

The attack took place around 2:06 pm near Nawapora/Akhran in the Mir Bazar area, at a bridge-guard deployment roughly four kilometres from the National Highway.

CCTV footage of the firing incident has also gone viral.

According to ground reports, soon after the terrorists opened fire, CRPF personnel returned fire to pin them down and neutralise them. Quick Reaction Teams were deployed, and a large-scale cordon-and-search operation was launched to track the attackers.

The firing occurred while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was in Kulgam to attend a cultural event (the Veshow Festival 2026 at Government Degree College).

Three CRPF personnel of 46 Battalion were injured in the attack.

The injured, who were brought to GMC Anantnag, have been identified as CT/GD Rakesh Dass, son of Arun Dass, resident of Assam, CT/GD Santosh Chandru, son of Mahavir, resident of West Bengal and HC/GD Somveer Singh, son of Mahaveer, resident of Madhya Pradesh.

First visuals of KULGAM TERROR ATTACK.
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Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Bilal Mohiuddin, visited the hospital to meet the injured and inquire about their condition.

This is the third major terrorist incident in the region in recent months. In July, a Jammu and Kashmir Police constable on Amarnath Yatra duty was shot dead in Anantnag on July 22, and two migrant workers from Chhattisgarh were killed in Kulgam’s Kellam area on July 31. Security sources have linked the pattern of attacks to associates of Lateef Bhat (an alleged local operative of The Resistance Front/TRF, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba front) operating with foreign terrorists. No group has claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack.

Lone terrorist active in Kashmir: JKP

Last week, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Range, Sujit Kumar, addressing a press conference, had claimed that the number of local terrorists in the Valley has dropped to single digits. However, he said that there cannot be a certain figure since they remain in transit. “There is one local terrorist, and he has orchestrated attacks in Anantnag and Kulgam. He is being supported by some foreign terrorists. There are some footprints,” he said in Srinagar.

Asked about the number of terrorists active in the Kashmir Valley, the IGP said the police are tracing them “though (giving) any fixed figure will be an exaggeration”.

According to J&K Police records, 22-year-old Mohammad Lateef Bhat killed a policeman and two non-local workers in two separate attacks in South Kashmir this year.

Manhunt launched to trace local terrorists

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Police have also launched a fresh manhunt for Kashmir’s lone surviving local terrorist, putting up posters carrying his photograph across Lal Chowk and Pratap Park and asking the people to help hunt him down.

Four months after putting a Rs 15 lakh bounty on his head, police have once again put out posters of Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Abdul Latief Bhat alias Mohammad Lateef Bhat, along with three other wanted terrorists, in a renewed push to wipe out the last trace of terrorists from the Kashmir Valley.

In a direct appeal to the public, security agencies have urged citizens to come forward with any credible information regarding the whereabouts or movement of these men, promising a suitable reward for informants and complete confidentiality.
The banner also carries the photographs and details of three other wanted terrorists, all believed to be operating from across the border. They have been identified as Bilal Ahmad Mir, Mohammad Umar Mir and Abid Qayoom Lone, all hailing from Baramulla district in North Kashmir and currently believed to be operating from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).

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