High alert sounded on Jammu-Pathankot highway
Jammu, July 09 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu-Pathankot Highway and nearby villages were put on a high alert on Friday after the villagers claimed that they saw heavily armed men near agriculture fields.
A police official told media that one local Ravinder Kumar, a native of village Chhan Kana of Jatwal area of Samba district claimed to have spotted four heavily armed persons in Army uniform, 100 meters away from him, on late Thursday night.
“Ravinder Kumar along with his father was guarding maize crop from wild animals during night when he spotted the four suspects,” the official said, adding, “The father-son duo immediately informed Ghagwal police about those suspects. They spotted four persons in Army uniform near the railway bridge. They were carrying bags and guns on their shoulders. When they asked them to stop, they ignored them”.
The police official said that soon after Ravinder Kumar informed them and forces’ personnel launched a massive cordon and search operation (CASO) in border district of Samba.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Samba, Rajesh Sharma confirmed to media that, “We are on a high alert. Checking has been intensified and forces have been deployed at all sensitive points”. He added it was only after information of a local youth that a massive search operation has been launched.
As per reports, patrolling vans of Indian police have been deployed on the highway to conduct random checking of vehicles and all entry points have been sealed.