Security forces shot dead four terrorists in a swift operation after an encounter broke out at Ban Toll Plaza on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Nagrota in the Jammu district in the early hours of Thursday. Two policemen from the Special Operations Group were also injured in the shooting. They have been identified as Kuldeep Raj (32) from Akhnoor in Jammu district and Mohammad Ishaq Malik (40) from Neel Qasim Banihal in Ramban district. Both have been admitted to the Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu with neck injuries. Its state is said to be stable.
The meeting between terrorists and security forces began around 4.50 am at Ban Toll Plaza on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
Jammu Area Police Inspector General Mukesh Singh said the truck was transporting the terrorists to Kashmir.
“It was put under review by the police at the toll plaza because we had intelligence information with us,” Singh said. He also said, “in the exchange of fire, four terrorists were eliminated and two agents were injured. The terrorists threw grenades at the security forces during the checkpoint. The truck also caught fire and some grenades also exploded inside during the exchanges ”.
“The area is now being cleaned up,” he added. The IGP reported that in the run-up to the DDC elections, security forces were receiving intelligence information of a possible infiltration by Pakistani terrorists.
“This morning, when the truck was stopped for inspection at the toll plaza, the driver fled the scene and as soon as a joint team of police and CRPF began to search the vehicle, a large volume of gunfire began,” he said. The security forces immediately began to retaliate. The terrorists also threw grenades at security personnel, he added.
In the three-hour operation, the four terrorists were eliminated, he said, adding that 11 AK 47 rifles, three pistols, 29 live grenades, six UBGL grenades, mobile phones, compass, pithu bags and other ammunition were recovered from the slain terrorists. .
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The murdered ultras belonged to the Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist team. “It seemed like they were tasked with carrying out a major terrorist attack,” Singh said.
It appeared they also adopted the similar modus-operandi of infiltrating from the other side of the International Border (IB) into the Jammu region before boarding a Kashmir-bound truck on the Pathankot-Jammu national highway the night before, said a senior. police officer.
“However, the forces eliminated them in a swift operation,” he added. He further said that it appeared that the terrorists entered through a new infiltration of the Samba sector.
Earlier, the Jammu District Police Chief, SSP, Shridhar Patil, told HT that “around 5 am, some terrorists opened fire on the security forces near Ban Toll Plaza in the Nagrota area. They were hidden in a vehicle. “
CRPF spokesman Shivnandan Singh said that, as of January 31 this year, a group of terrorists had opened fire on a joint group of police and CRPF in Ban Toll Square around 5 am on Thursday. “They probably came in a vehicle,” he added.
Meanwhile, the advisor to the deputy governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, visited GMC Jammu and met with the jaws who sustained injuries while fighting terrorists at the Nagrota encounter this morning.
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During his visit, Bhatnagar asked the doctors about the condition of both jaws. He directed the medical superintendent to ensure that injured jaws received the best possible medical care and led a constant follow-up of injured personnel. He congratulated the wounded jaws for their bravery and assured them of all attendance.
On January 31, a group of terrorists had opened fire on a police team near Ban Toll Plaza, sparking a shootout in which three ultras were killed and a policeman wounded.
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