A day after the security forces eliminated four Jaish terrorists in a swift operation at the Ban toll plaza on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Nagrota in the Jammu district early Thursday morning, the trucker who transported continues to flee.
Jammu District Police Chief SSP Shridhar Patil said: “The driver is still on the run, but we are working on it. Police teams are working on that. “
Nagrota SHO, Inspector Mohammad Showkat, said police have stepped up searches but the driver has not yet been arrested.
“Either he’s hiding in the area or he could have been picked up by another vehicle. At this time, we don’t know his identity either, ”Showkat said.
Two policemen from the special operations group (SOG) were also injured in the exchange of fire with heavily armed terrorists. 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 GMC Jammu with neck injuries and their condition is said to be stable.
The meeting between terrorists and security forces began around 4.50 am at the Ban toll plaza on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Thursday.
IGP Jammu area 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,” he said.
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Singh further said: “In the exchange of fire, four terrorists were killed and two officers 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 disinfected,” he added.
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The IGP reported that in the run-up to the DDC elections, the security forces were receiving intelligence information about a possible infiltration of terrorists from Pakistan.
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, suitcases and other ammunition were recovered. terrorists killed.
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