Lashkar behind RPF head constable’s killing: Police
Have got solid clues about the attackers and they will soon be neutralised: DGP
SRINAGAR: A day after a Railway Protection Force (RPF) head constable was killed in an attack at Kakapora in Pulwama district, Jammu & Kashmir Police on Tuesday said it was the handiwork of Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) terrorists, adding that they have solid clues about the attackers.
RPF head constable Surinder Kumar was killed while an assistant sub-inspector, Devraj, was injured in the attack on Monday afternoon.
Two little-known groups had claimed responsibility for the attack, the police said.
“This is the handiwork of Lashkar. We have got solid clues about the attackers and they will be soon neutralised,” J&K director general of police Dilbag Singh told reporters. The condition of injured ASI Devraj is said to be stable, a police spokesperson said. The two RPF personnel were targeted at a tea stall outside the railway station in Kakapora.
Police have released the CCTV footage in which the attackers could be seen escaping the spot after firing at the personnel.
J&K’s security situation much better than before, says DGP
DGP Dilbag Singh on Tuesday said the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir is much better than before and attributed the improvement to successful conduct of counter-terror operations in the region.
Responding to media queries in Palli panchayat of Samba district, where he accompanied J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in connection with the PM’s upcoming April 24 visit, the DGP said, “However, at some places, terror elements do their activity but they are being identified and neutralised.”
He said that perturbed by peace in J&K, handlers of terror outfits in Pakistan are now making more attempts to smuggle weapons from across the border and replacing hybrid militants with Pakistani terrorists.
Our policy is not to buy peace in J&K, but establish it: LG
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said the government’s policy is not to buy peace, but to establish an everlasting one by destroying the entire eco-system of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Responding to media queries at the Raj Bhawan here, Sinha attributed the spurt in selective killings to desperate attempts by the terrorists. “Out of desperation they do it and they will attempt to do so in future also, but we are looking into this aspect as well,” he added.
He further said that the security forces have gained upper hand in countering terrorism in J&K.