Rajouri terror attacks | Over 50 detained for questioning as search operation continues in Dangri
The Hindu
Among the dead were two young brothers, a father-son duo and an ex-serviceman, who were the only breadwinners of their families
Over 50 people have been detained so far for questioning in connection with the attack on the minority community in Jammu and Kashmir’s Dangri village even as a massive search operation to track down the terrorists behind the strike continued on the ninth day on January 10, officials said.
Seven persons belonging to a minority community were killed and 14 others injured in the twin terror attack on January 1.
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Following the attack, the administration strengthened Village Defence Guards (VDGs) comprising local volunteers and the border grid to keep a tight vigil on possible infiltration routes, the officials said.
They said police posters announcing a reward of ₹10 lakh to anyone giving credible information about the terrorists have also come up at various places in the district.
A joint cordon and search operation by the Army, police and CRPF is in progress at over two dozen villages where there were reports of terrorist presence before the attack, the officials said, adding special operational teams of Jammu and Kashmir police, moved from outside Rajouri, have also been deployed at designated locations.
“Anti-terrorist operation is going on at a massive scale to neutralise the terrorists involved in the Dangri attack. There are some vital leads and we are working on these to bring the culprits to book,” Senior Superintendent of Police Rajouri, Mohammad Aslam told PTI.
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