JAMMU: At least seven groups of terrorists are currently active in Jammu region of J&K, with no fewer than four having recently infiltrated from Pakistan, ADGP (Jammu zone) Anand Jain said Thursday, following the killing of three terrorists in Gandoh-Bhaderwah sector of Doda district the day before.
The killings were the outcome of an intense counteroffensive following four terrorist attacks on June 9, 11, and 12 in the three frontier districts of Reasi, Kathua, and Doda in Jammu zone.These attacks resulted in the deaths of seven pilgrims, their bus driver and conductor, and a CRPF constable. Security forces retaliated by killing two Pakistani terrorists in Kathua.
While police are still determining the affiliation of the three slain terrorists in Doda, a statement from Kashmir Tigers, an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM), claimed that “Kashmiri freedom fighters” had engaged with security forces in Gandoh.
“We are trying to ascertain whether the slain terrorists were behind the Chattargala attack,” Jain said. On June 11, five Army soldiers and a J&K police SPO were wounded when terrorists attacked a checkpoint in Chattergala mountain pass of Doda. The following morning, a search team was ambushed in Gandoh, resulting in a police constable being wounded.
Jain appealed to residents to help identify people who provided logistical support to the terrorists. Following the June 11 and 12 attacks in Doda, three locals were detained on suspicion of aiding the terrorists in hiding and navigating the area undetected.
Rashtriya Rifles’ 9 Sector commander Brig Sunil Mishra commended the cooperation between security forces to prevent cross-border terrorism. “We will not allow terrorists from across the border to disturb the peaceful atmosphere here,” he said.
The killings were the outcome of an intense counteroffensive following four terrorist attacks on June 9, 11, and 12 in the three frontier districts of Reasi, Kathua, and Doda in Jammu zone.These attacks resulted in the deaths of seven pilgrims, their bus driver and conductor, and a CRPF constable. Security forces retaliated by killing two Pakistani terrorists in Kathua.
While police are still determining the affiliation of the three slain terrorists in Doda, a statement from Kashmir Tigers, an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM), claimed that “Kashmiri freedom fighters” had engaged with security forces in Gandoh.
“We are trying to ascertain whether the slain terrorists were behind the Chattargala attack,” Jain said. On June 11, five Army soldiers and a J&K police SPO were wounded when terrorists attacked a checkpoint in Chattergala mountain pass of Doda. The following morning, a search team was ambushed in Gandoh, resulting in a police constable being wounded.
Jain appealed to residents to help identify people who provided logistical support to the terrorists. Following the June 11 and 12 attacks in Doda, three locals were detained on suspicion of aiding the terrorists in hiding and navigating the area undetected.
Rashtriya Rifles’ 9 Sector commander Brig Sunil Mishra commended the cooperation between security forces to prevent cross-border terrorism. “We will not allow terrorists from across the border to disturb the peaceful atmosphere here,” he said.
