Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting with Union Interior Minister Amit Shah, National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and the main intelligence establishment on the meeting. Nagrota in which four terrorists were neutralized, government sources said.
The terrorists were found to be planning a “major attack” on the anniversary of the 11/26 terrorist attack, they added.
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Mumbai was attacked on November 26, 2008, when 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists attacked the city in a series of coordinated shootings and bombings that injured more than 300 and claimed the lives of 166 people in the capital. financial of India.
On Thursday, the encounter between terrorists and security forces broke out in the early morning near Ban Toll Plaza in the Nagrota area of Jammu district. The meeting lasted three hours in which four terrorists were eliminated.
According to the sources, the four terrorists probably belong to the terrorist group designated by the United Nations Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). “These terrorists used an old modus operandi and had recently infiltrated the Indian side. An investigation is being carried out, ”they added.
Mukesh Singh, Inspector General of Police for the Jammu area, had said that it was possible that the terrorists were planning a “major attack” and were targeting the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union Territory.
The DDC elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir in eight phases between November 28 and December 19, with the vote counting taking place on December 22.
The IG, Jammu Zone also reported that the type of seizure at the meeting site is “unprecedented”. “It is possible that they were planning a great attack. This type of seizure is unprecedented. It is possible that they were targeting the choice of DDC. However, we are investigating, ”Singh said.
The encounter broke out after a truck was intercepted at 5 a.m. Thursday during a routine check.
“During the search, CRPF soldiers and policemen were shot using heavy ammunition and grenades were also thrown. More forces were summoned and the meeting lasted for 3 hours, ”said the IG.
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