SRINAGAR: Whereas three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists have been killed by BSF at its Humhama camp close to the airport right here on Tuesday, police stated the lifeless infiltrators have been a part of a bunch of seasoned and educated jihadis who had crossed over someday in August, and that they’re bracing for extra assaults.
A senior intelligence officer stated round 16 armed
JeM terrorists had infiltrated into the Indian aspect+
. Whereas some unfold out into Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian districts of South Kashmir, three to 4 terrorists are believed to be in Srinagar alone.
IG (Kashmir vary) Munir Ahmad Khan stated the group of three terrorists, who carried out the Humhama assault, have been from the identical group that struck district police line Pulwama on August 26, by which eight safety personnel and three terrorists have been killed.
“4 terrorists have been killed in Uri on September 25. Six to seven of them are nonetheless at massive and will carry one other assault,” IG Khan stated, including that safety forces are on excessive alert. Sources stated the terrorists had infiltrated from two locations and 4 extra jihadis are on their radar.
In response to intelligence reviews, Tuesday’s assault was carried out by a bunch referred to as ‘Afzal Guru Squad’, which had began out of Pulwama district and sought shelter in residential buildings in Srinagar earlier than attacking the BSF camp.
Sources stated the terrorists’ preliminary goal was the Srinagar airport however they modified their plan due to the sturdy safety association there. Plus, porous fencing on the BSF camp’s rear aspect made it a comparatively straightforward goal.
IG Khan, nonetheless, denied reviews of broken fencing and stated the terrorists carried out the assault by chopping the barbed fence across the camp.
In response to a senior police officer, there are practically 70 terrorists, largely Pakistanis, working in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara districts.
On September 28, 4 Pakistani Laskhar-e-Taiba terrorists had barged into the house of 23-year-old
BSF officer Mohammad Ramzan Parray+
at Bandipora’s Hajin space and killed the jawan, whereas injuring three of his relations. Police suspect these 4 terrorists may need sneaked into Srinagar metropolis.
“We suspect the terrorists might have come to Srinagar from north Kashmir. However they can not trigger quite a lot of bother as a result of they could have travelled with out their weapons. At the moment, we try to trace them down,” stated an intelligence officer.
J&Ok DGP S P Vaid stated the forces are alert to avert any try by the surviving terrorists to disrupt peace within the valley.
