Srinagar: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday killed four militants while they were attempting to attack its base camp at Sumbal in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
Media reports claimed that the armed militants tried to enter the camp of 45 Battalion CRPF at around 4:10 am. They lobbed grenades, and later opened fire. The alert sentries retaliated.
The encounter lasted only 45 minutes. The first terrorist, who tried to enter the camp by lobbing grenades, was gunned down in first few minutes.
After a heavy exchange of fire, the other terrorists were forced to retreat, and were gunned down by Sumbal Police personnel, who had surrounded them.
A large cache of arms and ammunitions – including 4 AK 47 rifles (one of which was fitted with UBGL), and over a dozen grenades – have been recovered. However, the identity of the slain militants hasn’t been ascertained as yet.
The four terrorists may have infiltrated recently from an undisclosed location and were planning an Uri-style attack, sources close to the development told a media house.
They were carrying incendiary material, including 3 petrol bombs.
Incidentally, this was Chetan Cheeta’s battalion. Cheeta is the brave CRPF officer who took nine bullets in an encounter in Bandipora earlier this year.
Confirming the incident, Jammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid told media, “Four terrorists have been gunned down after they attempted to attack 45 Battalion CRPF at Sumbal”.
