Page 3 - Rajouri Attack News Today

SRINAGAR: Political parties of JK expressed outrage over the killing of five army personnel in an encounter in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Condemning the attack, former chief minister Omar Abdullah said terror is a scourge that has blighted numerous lives over the decades in J&K.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said, "Pakistan's credibility is depleting faster than its Forex reserves."

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed that the terror plot in last week's Poonch ambush has been uncovered and six locals have been arrested for sheltering the terrorists before they carried out the attack.

A close vigil is being kept on these "terror facilitators" and stern legal action will be taken against them very soon, they added. "Rs 10 lakh and other rewards will be given to anyone who will share information about the terrorists. The name of the informer will be kept secret," police said. Dhangri Attack: Jammu and Kashmir Police Says Terrorists Hiding in Rajouri Hills, Announces Rs 10 Lakh Reward for Info on Them.

They said police posters announcing a reward of Rs 10 lakh to anyone giving credible information about the terrorists have also come up at various places in the district.

Members of the militia, known as 'Village Defence Guards', are being provided arms and other training to act as the “first line of defence” against the militancy.

Village Defence Committees armed with rifles were first formed in 1990s at peak of unrest, lost value later as situation improved; now next generation ready

Raising anti-Pakistan slogans, the protestors burnt tyres and demanded enhancement of security in and around minority places in districts of the Jammu region. The protestors demanded action against Pakistan for fomenting trouble in Jammu and Kashmir.

An intelligence report accessed by India Today has revealed that Pakistan-based terror groups are planning to use launch pads near Rajouri sector in Jammu and Kashmir to infiltrate into India.

Doctors at the Government Medical College in Rajouri reported some of the nine more victims of the tragedy are in "extremely severe" condition and are receiving medical attention.