KULGAM, Nov 11 (KDC): Police on Wednesday dismissed as false reports circulating on social media claiming that a motorcycle bearing registration number JK18A-5431, registered in the name of a local resident, was used by terrorists in the attack on CRPF personnel in Kulgam.
In a statement, police said verification had established that the Bajaj Avenger motorcycle, registered in the name of Yasir Yousuf, son of Muhammad Yousuf, a resident of Qaimoh, Kulgam, was being used by his brother, Shaukat Yousuf.
According to police, Shaukat was working at a nursery situated on their own land near the site of the incident at the time.
Police said the claims circulating on social media regarding the alleged use of the motorcycle by terrorists were false and contrary to the facts established during verification.
Earlier, terrorists opened fire on a CRPF party in Kulgam, injuring three personnel. Of the injured, two were stated to be stable, while the third was shifted to 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar for further treatment. (KDC)