CRPF Director General Visits Officer Injured in Kulgam Attack

Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force Gyanendra Pratap Singh visited Head Constable Sonbir Singh at the Army Hospital in Srinagar on November 14, 2026. The visit followed a terrorist attack on November 11 at Nowpora, Akhran, in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint around 2:15 p.m., injuring three personnel: Head Constable Sonbir Singh and Constables Rakesh Dass and Santosh Chandru. The Central Reserve Police Force reported that Sonbir Singh's swift retaliation foiled the attackers' attempt and averted a major incident.

During the visit, Director General Singh lauded the head constable's courage and expressed gratitude to the Indian Army for providing helicopter evacuation and medical treatment for the injured personnel.