Militants attack Kathua police station, 2 killed, 9 injured
March 20, 2015 11:25
Update on the terror attack in Kathua, Jammu.
A policeman was among two persons killed and nine others were injured, including seven CRPF men, when a group of militants of a 'fidayeen' squad dressed in army fatigues stormed a police station in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours today.
A militant was also killed in the operation, according to an injured CRPF constable Bharat Prabhu.
Police officers said a group of two to three militants of a 'fidayeen' squad stormed Rajbagh police station in the wee hours and opened indiscriminate fire.
"It is a fidayeen attack," IGP Jammu Danish Rana said. Prabhu said the militants wearing Army uniforms intercepted a jeep going from Jammu to Pathankot on the pretext of checking the vehicle.
A policeman was among two persons killed and nine others were injured, including seven CRPF men, when a group of militants of a 'fidayeen' squad dressed in army fatigues stormed a police station in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours today.
A militant was also killed in the operation, according to an injured CRPF constable Bharat Prabhu.
Police officers said a group of two to three militants of a 'fidayeen' squad stormed Rajbagh police station in the wee hours and opened indiscriminate fire.
"It is a fidayeen attack," IGP Jammu Danish Rana said. Prabhu said the militants wearing Army uniforms intercepted a jeep going from Jammu to Pathankot on the pretext of checking the vehicle.