Udhampur: Suspected terrorists opened fire at a police post in Basantgarh area of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday night. Two special police force officers have been reportedly injured in the firing.
According to Udhampur DC, additional security forces have been rushed to Basantgarh as the gunbattle is believed to be fierce in nature.
Ealier, a senior district official said that the terrorists attacked the post at 9:15 PM, leaving the two SPOs injured even as the security personnel deployed there retaliated to the firing.
Additional police and Army personnel have been rushed to the area to deal with the situation, the senior district official said, adding that further details are awaited.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah condemned the attack. He tweeted, "Another militant attack in Udhampur. What the heck is happening there? This was an area that was militant free for a number of years now."
Another militant attack in #Udhampur. What the heck is happening there? This was an area that was militant free for a number of years now.— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) August 6, 2015
The attack came just a day after Indian security forces captured a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist Usman Khan alias Mohammad Naved after several hours of intense gunbattle.
On Wednesday morning, Usman and the other terrorists ambushed a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy in Narsoo in Udhampur, killing two soldiers and injuring eight others. In the ensuing gunbattle, BSF troopers killed one terrorist while Usman fled into the dense forests after taking three people hostage.
Usman was surrounded by a team of BSF and Army soldiers and a brief gunbattle followed after which he was captured.
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