4 terrorists killed in J-K's Nagrota encounter likely from JeM: Sources
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- Published: November 19, 2020 09:11
New Delhi: Four terrorists have been killed in an encounter that broke out near Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota Toll Plaza early Thursday morning. The militants were trying to reach Srinagar in a truck.
Four terrorists, who were neutralised in an encounter with the security forces are likely from the United Nations-designated terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), sources said.
“These terrorists used old modus operandi and had recently infiltrated the Indian side. An investigation is underway,” The area is being sanitised and security has been tightened.
CRPF and J&K Police received input about the movement of terrorists from Samba sector towards Nagrota Toll Plaza. They were trapped and eliminated. Total 11 AK-47 rifles have been recovered: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) https://t.co/m2KKd9FhJ8
— ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2020
“Four terrorists have been neutralized and one Police Constable injured in an encounter at Ban Toll Plaza, Jammu with Police, CRPF and Army. The area is being sanitized,” the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu tweeted.
Weapons recovered from the site:
Visuals from the encounter:
#WATCH Jammu and Kashmir: An encounter is underway near Ban toll plaza in Nagrota, Jammu. Security tightened, Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed. More details awaited.
(Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/PYI1KI0ykH
— ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2020
The security in the area has been tightened following the encounter. the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed and no traffic movement is being permitted from Nagrota and Udhampur’s Tilting area. The security forces used under-barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) to decimate the militants.
Dilbagh Singh, DGP @JmuKmrPolice to @indiatvnews –
Terrorist JEM group killed at #Bantoll plaza in Jammu -Kashmir Highway near Nagrota
Entered through fresh infiltration frm #Samba Sector
Terrorist lobbed grenade on security forces during checking.@Whiteknight_IA @crpf_srinagar pic.twitter.com/DupL37O89d— Manish Prasad (@manishindiatv) November 19, 2020
Jammu and Kashmir: Security tightened in Nagrota as an encounter is underway near Ban toll plaza. Visuals from Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. pic.twitter.com/JxfERDPmUw
— ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2020