Man taken hostage by three terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir rescued
Three terrorists were shot dead and a civilian they took hostage was rescued after a five-hour encounter at Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. An Army jawan was martyred in the encounter. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1177907750635884544?s=20 This was preceded by two encounters and a grenade attack. The first encounter started in Batote when three terrorists tried to stop a bus on the Jammu-Srinagar highway. When the bus driver saw the terrorists, who were dressed in Indian military uniform, he sped away and alerted the police. Thereafter, security forces surrounded and combed the area. The second encounter took place in Ganderbal near the Line of Control. A terrorist was shot dead in the attack, sources said, adding that he was probably part of a larger group which infiltrated into India from Gurez side. Also read: Civilian shot dead by terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir In the third incident reported from Srinagar, terrorists lobbed a grenade at a neighbourhood, which, fortunately, was not densely populated. No one was injured in the attack as there were only a few people on the road. Amid reports of a large number of terrorists waiting to infiltrate into India, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who visited the Valley on Thursday, directed the police and paramilitary forces to intensify anti-terror operations. PTC News
