Two days ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Jammu, Two terrorists have been killed while a security officer has lost his life in early morning encounter Friday at Sunjwan, Jammu city.
The encounter started after security forces launched a pre-dawn operation at the Sunjwan cantonment area in Jammu city. The police said they had information that terrorists were planning an attack in the city. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), however, said terrorists targeted a bus carrying its personnel and an Assistant Sub Inspector was killed.
“Two terrorists have been killed in the Sunjwan encounter. Terrorists holed up at Sunjwan were planning a major attack. The aim was to inflict maximum casualties on security forces,” Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said.
A CISF official said terrorists attacked a bus carrying 15 personnel in the morning. “The CISF retaliated effectively and forced the terrorists to flee. One CISF officer was martyred and two others injured in action,” he said.
The attack comes ahead of PM Modi’s arrival in Jammu on Sunday. The presence of terrorists near a vital military installation in the city is a major security concern ahead of his first political visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the former state’s special status was revoked in August 2019.
PM Modi will address a major rally which will be attended by thousands of Panchayat members at Palli village.
Ahead of the visit, security has been put on high alert.
