After Reasi, terrorists attack a village in Kathua, an Army post in Doda, in the third incident in 3 days
In a serious escalation of violence, three separate attacks have occurred in Jammu & Kashmir within just 72 hours. A suspected Pakistani terrorist was killed by security forces after militants attacked a village near the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, injuring a civilian, said police. A CRPF jawan was martyred and six security personnel were injured in two overnight attacks in Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.
Official sources said that the terrorists attacked a check post of the Army and local police. The terrorist opened an indiscriminate fire to break the security cordon in the village, over 60 kms from here.
Five troopers of Rashtriya Rifles and a special police officer (SPO) were injured when terrorists attacked a joint check post in the upper reaches of Chattergalla on the Bhaderwah-Pathankot Road at around 1:45 a.m.
Another wave of terror has swept through the region, prompting heightened security measures.
Speaking about the Kathua operation, Jain said two terrorists who appeared to be freshly infiltrated surfaced in Saida Sukhal village around 8 pm. “They (terrorists) asked for water from a household. People got scared, and opened fire when some villagers raised an alarm, the police said. One civilian was injured in the firing, clarified Mr Jain, and denied reports that three people died in the Kathua attack.
“One of the terrorists tried to hurl a grenade and was killed in the exchange of fire, while the second terrorist is reported to be hiding in the village. The operation in the village near Koota Mode in the Hiranagar sector, over 60 km from here, was underway,” the ADGP said as quoted by PTI.
Following the encounter, police recovered an AK assault rifle and a rucksack from the possession of the slain terrorist, whose identity and group affiliation were being ascertained.
A civilian named Omkar Nath, also known as “Bitu,” sustained severe injuries to his arm during the terrorist attack and was subsequently transported to a hospital for treatment, police added.
Notably, this is the third terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir after the Reasi incident that killed ten pilgrims and injured others after the bus plunged into a gorge when terrorists started firing towards the vehicle which was on its way from the Shiv Khori temple to Katra.
Jammu has been high on the terror radar with these attacks being reported from areas known to be free of terrorism.
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Need to have more counter attacks & stop all nonsense of having talks with these Pak militants. Indian Politicians are elected by people, but they will NOT listen to people !! for they yearn for Nobel Peace Prize.