SRINAGAR — CRPF Director General G P Singh visited Kulgam in south Kashmir on Friday and interacted with field officers of the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police at Sadura in Anantnag to discuss intensified counter-insurgency operations in the Valley, the force said.
During his Kashmir visit, the DG also visited Head Constable (GD) Sonbir Singh, who is undergoing treatment at Army Hospital in Srinagar after sustaining serious injuries in a terrorist attack at Nowpora, Akhran, in Kulgam on November 11.
In a post on X, the CRPF said Singh displayed exceptional courage and presence of mind while repulsing the attack, adding that his swift retaliation foiled the terrorists’ designs and averted a major incident.
The DG lauded the injured personnel’s courage and wished him a speedy recovery, it said.
He also expressed gratitude to the Indian Army for providing immediate helicopter support to evacuate the injured personnel and ensuring his treatment at the Army Hospital, the CRPF added. — (KIMS)