Army thwarted major terror attack on an Army Unit location in Akhnoor town in Jammu District on October 5, as they detected movement of the militants well in time and recovered large quantity of explosives and other material including an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which the militants had planted near the Unit, reports Daily Excelsior.
Sources said during area sanitization process, Security Forces (SFs) recovered large quantity of explosive material and other items from the spot which included one fully installed IED, two mines, Army combat dresses, identity cards, sharp-edged weapons, sensitive route and other maps and various incriminating stores, which clearly indicated that the militants were planning a terror attack on “sensitive and soft targets” in Akhnoor.
Immediately after recoveries were made, Army and Police launched massive search operations in Akhnoor town and surroundings including the routes leading to the border with Pakistan to track down the militants responsible for planting the IEDs near the Army Unit. Though searches continued, there were no reports of any arrests. SFs said that alert and vigilant troops of Army observed suspicious movement close to an Army Unit location near Akhnoor market in wee hours of October 5 morning and immediately activated the “response mechanism”, wherein entire area was cordoned off and massive search operation was conducted. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jammu Vivek Gupta said that Police have initiated high mechanism of alert after the reports.
Reliable sources, however, said since movement of the suspects was observed close to the Army Unit, the possible target of the militants could be the same Unit but in view of high degree of alert being maintained by the troops, the attack was thwarted and militants failed in their nefarious designs.
Immediately after affecting the recoveries Army and Police teams carried out massive search operations in Akhnoor town including areas leading the border with Pakistan to track down the militants. However, no contact was established with militants or their Over Ground Workers (OGWs).
Meanwhile, Police foiled a rifle snatching bid by two to three unidentified persons in down town area of Srinagar city in Srinagar District on October 5, reports Daily Excelsior. The youth tried to snatch the Self Loading Rifle (SLR) of a constable Fayaz Ahmad of IRP (Indian Reserve Police) 2nd Battalion outside Jamia Masjid Srinagar at around 4.45 pm. However, he resisted and foiled the attempt. The youth later fled from the spot. Soon after the incident, a joint team of Special Operation Group (SOG), Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrived at the spot and started searches to nab the youth who tried to snatch the rifle.
This is the second incident of its kind in less than 24-hours as some youth snatched a rifle from an IRP constable who was guarding Khankahi Moula shrine in down town on October 4 evening, adds Daily Excelsior.
