The peaceful precincts of Police station Gool, located in the Ramban district early Tuesday morning woke up to the thunderous sound of a blast prompting the local police and Army authorities to immediately launch a cordon and search operation in the area. A high alert was also sounded to prevent any miscreant from taking advantage of the prevailing chaos and confusion. According to initial reports, a grenade exploded on the roof of the police post. No injuries were reported after the blast took place.
Confirming the incident of grenade blast, Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Singh in a written statement said, “A grenade blast has occurred near the premises of police post Ind, which falls in the jurisdiction of police station Gool.”
The Jammu Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) has claimed responsibility for the attack in a letter, the ADGP said.
The special operation group (SoG) and Army teams have been mobilised for cordon and search operations, he said. An alert has been sounded in the district and a case registered.
Meanwhile, in Jammu alert jawans of the Border Security Force opened fire at a flying object near the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector late Monday night.
The unidentified flying object with a blinking light was detected at 9.35 pm on Monday as it tried to intrude into the Indian territory from across the border, Spokesman of BSF Jammu frontier said in a written statement.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops opened fire and the blinking light was not observed thereafter, he added.
A search operation was launched in the area along with police and other agencies, the officer said, adding nothing has been recovered so far.
Earlier, police had busted three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) modules, arrested seven of its members and recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition, and explosive material reportedly dropped by 35 drone sorties from Pakistan.
Later, Addl. Director General of Police Jammu Zone, Mukesh. Singh- IPS convened a meeting with Army/BSF/CAPF/Intelligence agencies/Police Security wing and Civil administration to discuss the Police/Security arrangements in the run-up to the Independence day celebrations.
In his address ADGP, Jammu Mukesh Singh highlighted the latest trends in terror activities and urged each agency to work towards mitigating the threat. He stressed on Anti-drone measures, Border deployment grid, launching of offensive operations in Rajouri and Kishtwar, besides preventive measures in other districts.