Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Friday (April 28) said that last week’s terror attack in Poonch, in which five soldiers were killed, was carried out with the help of some locals. He claimed that a terror plot has been unearthed and six locals have been arrested for harboring terrorists.
Terrorists attacked the only army truck carrying food items for Iftar in the dense forest area of Bhata Dhurian on Thursday afternoon, in which five soldiers were martyred and one was injured. The jawans were from a unit of the Rashtriya Rifles deployed for anti-terrorist operations.
‘Explosives and weapons came from Pakistan’
According to DGP Singh, explosives and weapons came from Pakistan through drones. The attack of 20 April was well planned. He said that three to five terrorists have carried out this terrorist attack. He said that he first inspected the area, understood the terrain and then chose the place of attack.
Singh said that the police have so far questioned more than 200 people and the operation is on to kill the terrorists involved in the attack. “Six people (of a module) have been arrested,” Singh told reporters during his visit here. Rajouri District.
‘Such incidents are not possible without local cooperation’
“We are getting leads during the interrogation. We are working on that,” he added. Singh, who visited Darhal and remote Budh Khanari region in the foothills of the snow-capped Pir Panjal mountains, also said such incidents are not possible without local support.
“An entire module has been caught in this. They were supporting them for the last two to three months. A local named Nisar and his family were providing all assistance from food to shelter. came through.” Drone. They picked up weapons and provided them to the terrorists. Weapons, grenades and ammunition included explosives,” he said.
He said security forces are identifying more local support. “They will work hard on this. Terrorists tend to choose places close to forests, where they get local support and also have escape routes into the forests,” he said.
‘Nisar was fully involved with other family members’
Giving more details about the module, Singh said that Nisar has been a terrorist for a long time. “He was working as an OGW of a Pakistan-origin Lashkar commander in the 1990s. He was on our radar. We had picked him up two to three times in the past for questioning. He was on our suspects list and this The bar was also chosen.” They said. “When questioned, we found that he was fully involved with other family members,” the DGP said.
On the modus operandi, he said the terrorists first did a recce of the area, understood the terrain and considered aspects like bringing down the speed of the vehicle to zero considering the sharp turns and downhill terrains at the site of the attack. “They came close and ambushed the vehicle. Then they fired at the vehicle, which got damaged. The soldiers were injured. They planted an IED, set it on fire and blew it up,” he said.
‘Floating population of terrorists coming from Pakistan’
Singh said that there is a floating population of terrorists coming from Pakistan. “They stay here for many months. They do reconnaissance and do such activities. We have killed many of them in the past as well. Two to four such terrorists remain active during the time,” he said.
According to Singh, 10 to 12 such elements are active in the area. On the use of Chinese steel core ammunition, he said that it was also used in the Dhangri incident. “Terrorists come better prepared for such attacks,” he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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