Just a day after the Udhampur terror attack, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF) are fighting to claim the credit for the killing terrorist - Momin - during the gunbattle.
According to sources, the operation was conducted jointly by the two forces. The first retaliatory fire was opened by a BSF guard onboard bus and later, CRPF troops located nearby joined them. Thereafter, local Rashtriya Rifles unit along with 4 Para troops were pressed in by the Army.
Though the considered decision is to give the credit go Village Defence Committee to send out the message that even local villagers are enough for such threats.
On Wednesday morning, Usman Khan and one other terrorist ambushed a BSF convoy in Narsoo in Udhampur, killing two soldiers and injuring eight others. In the ensuing gunbattle, Momin was killed while Usman fled into the dense forests after taking three people hostage.
Usman Khan was surrounded by a team of BSF and Army soldiers and a brief gunbattle followed after which he was captured.
Momin and Usman along with group of three other terrorists had infiltrated into India and were gunned down by security forces. Three of the five were killed by Punjab Police. All of them were suicide attackers.
The attack in Udhampur was carried out with the aim of stopping National Security Advisor level talks between India and Pakistan.
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