Terrorists killed in Nagrota encounter were planning big attack, says IG Jammu

After the killing of four terrorists in the Nagrota encounter here, Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone on Thursday said that it was possible they were planning a big attack and targeting the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union territory.

The DDC elections will be conducted in Jammu and Kashmir in eight phases between November 28 and December 19, and the counting of votes will take place on December 22.

Mukesh Singh, IG, Jammu Zone also informed that the kind of seizure from the encounter site is “unprecedented”.

“It’s possible that they were planning a big attack. This kind of seizure is unprecedented. It is possible that they were targeting the DDC election. However, we are investigating,” he said in a press briefing here.

According to sources, the four terrorists were likely from the United Nations-designated terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
“These terrorists used old modus operandi and had recently infiltrated the Indian side. An investigation is underway,” they added.

Earlier today, troops of 160 Battalion, 137 Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force along with Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police were out on duty after receiving information regarding a suspicious truck carrying terrorists. Following this, an encounter broke out between the troops and terrorists at 4.20 am when the truck was attempted to be stopped near the toll plaza, the police said in a statement.