Kashmir Tensions Rise: Army Shoots Truck Driver Suspected of Terror Link
Kashmir Tensions Rise: Army Shoots Truck Driver Suspected of Terror Link
Kashmir Tensions Rise: A truck driver was killed after allegedly trying to escape a blockade in Baramulla. Read what the Army and officials have said.
Truck driver killed in firing in Baramulla, Army said – he was running away after breaking the blockade despite warning. Last night in Baramulla, North Kashmir, army personnel chased the driver who was driving away a truck after breaking the blockade. The soldiers opened fire on suspicion of terrorists hiding in the truck. In which the truck driver died. The name of the truck driver is Wasim Majeed Mir and he is a resident of Goripora Bommai Sopore. The administration has ordered an investigation into the matter.
Kashmir Tensions Rise: What is the matter?
According to the army, the service personnel shot at the tires of the truck to stop it at Sangram Chowk. However, the truck driver tried to escape by jumping from the window, and during this, he got shot, after which he was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment, where he died after some time.
Jammu-Kashmir Encounter: Another infiltration attempt near LoC in Poonch, two terrorists feared dead
The Indian Army foiled the infiltration attempt of terrorists from Pakistan on the Line of Control in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, for the second time in a week. During this, two terrorists were killed in a landmine explosion and encounter and three others fled back, although no statement has been issued by the army yet.
At present, the army has surrounded the entire area and is continuing the intensive search operation. According to the information, last night the army personnel saw suspicious movement in the Krishna Ghati sector on the LoC.
After some time, the soldiers asked the terrorists to surrender as soon as they saw them, but the terrorists started trying to enter Indian territory. During this time, the terrorists stepped on the landmine laid on the border and it exploded with a loud bang.
Terrorists started firing
After this, the terrorists started firing. The army personnel also took charge and retaliated. It is being told that two terrorists have been killed in this, but till now neither any weapon nor the body of any terrorist has been recovered.
Sources say that four to five terrorists were trying to enter Indian territory. It is noteworthy that on January 30 also terrorists tried to enter Indian territory from the Gulpur sector of Poonch, which was foiled by the army soldiers, and two terrorists were killed. A large amount of ammunition was also recovered from the killed terrorists.
Raids conducted on the hideouts of two businessmen in Kashmir in terror funding
The Jammu and Kashmir Investigation Agency (SIA) on Wednesday searched the house and office of two businessmen in the Kashmir Valley in a case of terror funding and drug and terror nexus. During this, no one has been arrested, but the investigation agency has seized some mobile phones, SIM cards, financial transaction documents, checkbooks, and cash worth about 55 thousand.
On Wednesday morning, the SIA team searched the house of car dealer Manzoor Ahmad Khan in Pomposh Colony, Srinagar. A case has been registered against Manzoor Khan about two years ago.
Apart from this, the SIA searched the house and office of a local businessman Javed Ahmad Rather in Thokarpora, Budgam. Weapons hidden in the trunk of a pine tree in Uri, recovered Security forces on Wednesday recovered weapons during a search operation in the Uri sector adjacent to the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir.
