The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists behind Monday’s attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) road-opening party in Jammu and Kashmir have been identified, a senior police officer said today.
The terror attack in the Union Territory’s Nowgam area on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Monday had killed two CRPF personnel and injured three.
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar said: “We have identified the terrorists behind the attack. They are from the Lashkar, led by a Pakistani terrorist named Saifullah. We are on the job and they will be neutralised soon.”
He said: “Two terrorists came on a scooter, most probably from the Pampore side, and opened indiscriminate firing from an AK rifle.”
He admitted that the module of the Pakistan-based terror outfit had carried out an attack earlier in the Chadoora area of the Budgam district as well, in which an assistant sub-inspector of the CRPF was killed.
He said: “We are conducting operations and soon, they will be neutralised.”
Responding to a question on terrorists using two-wheelers to carry out the attacks, Vijay Kumar said it is easy for them to move around on motorbikes on roads where the vehicle movement is heavy.
“We cannot check every vehicle. Vehicles are checked based on information mostly. Checking every vehicle will cause traffic jams,” he said.
The IGP sought to assure people, saying there is no need to panic and the situation is under control.
