Locals VDC members capture pak terrorist alive
The terrorists had crossed over into the Indian territory from the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara sector of Kashmir about two months back. The captured pakistani didn’t recall exact date of infiltration but remembered that he had crossed into Kashmir before Ramzan and was staying with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commanders at different places. Finally, he was launched from Kulgam by the LeT outfit for launching attack on Amarnath yatris on the National Highway. However, official convoy of the Amarnath yatra had crossed Narsu at 6.10 am while the terrorists carried out the attack at 6.55 am. Some of the Yatra vehicles were stopped at Samroli.
High drama unfolded after the attack at Narsu near Samroli in which two BSF jawans and one paki was killed. The second took five civilians as hostage from Narsu at gun point and asked them to take him towards Seoj Dhar in Marmat. The civilians–Rakesh Kumar, Vikramjeet, Desraj, Subash Sharma and Jeevan trekked about six kilometers up to village Chirdi on left side mountains of Narsu when they along with some other locals and Village Defence Committee (VDC) members overpowered the militant. They snatched AK-47 rifle from the militant before capturing him.
The terrorist threatened them that if they didn’t show him the route, he would kill their family, he said, adding that they also offered him some food. “I caught his neck and he (Rakesh) caught hold of the gun. He (the pakistani) fired a few rounds but we escaped narrowly and caught him,” Vikramjeet said. Fortunately there were no students in the school in view of the strike for demand for an AIIMS in Jammu, sources said, adding that large quantity of arms and ammunition have been recovered from the captured and slain pakistanis, which included two AK-47 rifles, ammunition, grenades etc.
There was all-round praise for the local people and VDC members for capturing the Pakistani alive by risking their lives. Locals carried them on their shoulders and strongly praised them for doing what all security agencies and police couldn’t do. The local people demanded that all civilians, who risked their life and captured the terrorists, should be given regular jobs in Police Department apart from cash rewards.
BJP MLA from Chenani, Dina Nath Bhagat visited the spot and lauded brave people of his constituency for nabbing the Pakistani ultra. He supported the demand for jobs and cash reward to the people.