Terror strikes Punjab after 8 years: Encounter in Gurdaspur leaves eight dead
In the first major terror attack in the state in eight years, terrorists attacked the Gurdaspur district in Punjab.
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Police personnel during an encounter with militants who attacked a police station at Dinanagar in Gurdaspur district on Monday. Three heavily-armed fidayeen in army fatigues, believed to have come from Pakistan, sprayed bullets on a moving bus and stormed a police station, killing eight persons, including an SP. PTI
In the first major terror attack in the state in eight years, the terrorists, suspected to be members of either Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) or Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), launched a pre-dawn strike targeting a roadside eatery, passenger bus and later barged into the Dinapur police station. PTI
All the terrorists were gunned down in a day-long operation. The terrorists killed eight persons-- three civilians, Superintendent of Police (Detective), Baljit Singh, a Punjab provincial service officer, two home guards and two policemen. The toll may go up as some of the 15 injured were in a serious condition. PTI
Police personnel take positions during an encounter with armed militants. Though there was no official word on who the attackers were, but they are suspected to have sneaked into India from Pakistan. PTI
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal visits Guru Nanak Hospital, to enquire well being of injured persons in Gurdaspur attack. PTI
People gather near a nursery to watch the encounter between security forces and militants who attacked a police station at Dinanagar in Gurdaspur. Combing operations continued for some time after the multiple attacks. PTI
People evacuate a hospital adjoining a police station that was attacked by the militants in Gurdaspur district. Weapons and a Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment were recovered from the building where the terrorists were holed up. PTI