3 cops injured as terrorists open fire at checkpost in Jammu and Kashmir

According to reports, armed suspects, travelling in Chevrolet Tavera SUV, sprayed bullets at the policemen when the vehicle was asked to stop at the check point. The militants then managed to flee from the site taking advantage of the darkness.

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At least three policemen have been injured after suspected terrorists opened fire at them at a check point in Mirgund on the Baramulla-Srinagar Highway in Jammu and Kashmir. The injured cops have been admitted to a hospital nearby hospital.

According to reports, armed suspects, travelling in Chevrolet Tavera SUV, sprayed bullets at the policemen when the vehicle was asked to stop at the check point. The militants then managed to flee from the site taking advantage of the darkness.

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The incident comes just four days after three militants, who had sneaked into the Indian side from Pakistan crossing the international border in Punjab, carried out a commando-style attack in Gurdaspur. All three terrorists, who were holed up inside a police station in Dinangar area, were killed in an operation which lasted 12 hours. Seven people, including four policemen were also killed in the attack. Gurdaspur is just 18 km from the border with Pakistan.

Making a statement in Rajya Sabha on Thursday Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the three terrorists had infiltrated from Pakistan. Giving details of the attack in Punjab, the home minister said, preliminary analyses of GPS data indicates that the terrorists had infiltrated from Pakistan through the area near Tash in Gurdaspur district, where the Ravi river enters Pakistan.

It is also suspected, he said, that the same terrorists had planted five IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) on the railway track near Talwandi village between Dinanagar and Jhakoladi which were subsequently defused by the bomb disposal squad. A night vision device was also recovered from the spot.