Srinagar, October 26: A wing of the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), calling itself the People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), has claimed responsibility for the Butapatri terror attack. posting a video on social media.
The PAFF has released a video showing a terrorist hurling rocks at a military vehicle from a dense forest in Butapatri district.
Officials, while expressing concern over the use of rockets by terrorists, confirmed that the rocket did not hit the military vehicle but fell at a distance from it. If the bullet hits the vehicle, it will do more damage.
Four people, including two army personnel and two constables, were killed on Thursday when terrorists attacked an army vehicle in Gulmarg’s Butapatri area.
An injured soldier died in hospital on Friday, taking the death toll in Thursday’s Buttapatri terror attack to five.
Terrorists fired at an army vehicle targeting Bhutapatri, but it landed on the side of the vehicle unharmed.
“The launch of this missile is a cause for concern as it is the first time such a weapon has been used in an attack by the army in Jammu and Kashmir. It is worse. ” .
“The terrorist group has not yet attacked the LoC in Butapatri. It appears that it was a group of four terrorists, who carried out the attack and had infiltrated earlier this year.
“We feel that the group, comprising mostly of foreigners, was already in the forests of Baramulla district for the last few months and the same group carried out the attack. The tracks they have used while fleeing after the attack suggest that they have returned to the same area from where they were operating. ”
“One of the terrorists of this group is a local while the other three are foreigners. The security forces are working on the leads they are getting to track down the group. ”
“The search operation has been intensified to locate the group of terrorists by using drones, helicopters, and increasing checkpoints, particularly in Tangmarg and Gulmarg areas. ”
“Army had also sent more soldiers, including the elite Para Commandos, who are conducting searches to track down the terrorists,” officials confirmed.
Meanwhile, The Gulmarg Gondola cable car service was shut down as a precautionary measure after Thursday’s Botapathri attack.
After a safety assessment, the gondola will resume operations at noon on Friday.
