Srinagar, Nov. 11 -- A forensic team on Wednesday collected samples and other evidence from the spot where unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on security personnel in the Akhran area of Kulgam, injuring three CRPF personnel.

The team was present at the site as part of the investigation into the firing incident, in which the assailants targeted security personnel deployed at a naka.

Reacting to the attack, Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra termed it not merely a security lapse but a failure on the part of the Government of India, questioning repeated claims that the situation in the region had improved.

"It is not merely a security lapse; it is a lapse on the part of the Government of India," Karra...