Page 6 - Poonch Attack News Today

The challenges facing the security forces in detecting, ‘establishing’ contact and mounting operations to ‘neutralize’ them, especially in the Poonch and Rajouri sectors are considerable this time.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's visit to India comes days after the Poonch attack in April this year. 

Earlier, the J&K police had said that attacks like the one in Poonch, planned by outfits based in Pakistan, cannot happen with support from some locals.

Indian agencies were expecting the impact of the Taliban’s takeover on the movement and activities of terrorists in J&K. After the Poonch attack, the investigation of the local police also hinted that the bullets used were likely from Afghanistan that were left behind by US forces

NIA raids are also underway in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, Pulwama, Tral and Kanelwan Bijbehara districts in the Valley. An NIA spokesperson said 12 locations in Jammu and Kashmir are being raided

According to security agencies, smaller quantities of RDX are being dropped into Jammu via Punjab with Pakistan-based terror groups changing tack after the 2019 Pulwama attack for which 20kg RDX was smuggled in through a tunnel on the Sambha border

In a major crackdown, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir.

Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said the April 20 attack in which five soldiers were killed was a well-planned one and executed by three to five terrorists.

SRINAGAR: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday alleged that the people of Poonch and Rajouri districts were being harassed and tortured by the security forces after the recent attack in Poonch that left five soldiers dead.

Seven persons including a couple have been detained for providing logistics to terrorists involved in ambushing an Army truck in Poonch.