Terrorists in Army uniform attack police station in Punjab's Gurdaspur; 3 killed

Chandigarh: Suspected terrorists from Pakistan early Monday fired indiscriminately in Punjab’s Dinanagar town in the frontier district of Gurdaspur, leaving at least three people killed and five injured.

The terrorists fired at people near the Dinanagar bus stand and then attacked the Dinanagar police station.

Dinanagar town is close to the Jammu and Kashmir border. 

Meanwhile, Army deployed one of its unit from Pathankot to take control of the situation.

A gun battle was on between the terrorists, holed up inside a police station, and security forces. Five bombs were found on the Amritsar-Pathankot railway track. 

The Home Ministry has also dispatched a team of National Security Guards (NSG) to help in neutralising the gunmen.

The terrorists, believed to have come from Pakistan border side, fired at people near the Dinanagar bus stand and then attacked the Dinanagar police station. Eyewitnesses said the terrorists fired on a bus going towards Jammu and later moved towards the police station.

Police sources said three to four terrorists in Army uniforms and carrying automatic weapons were hiding inside the police station. They hijacked a car from a nearby highway and came to the Dinanagar bus stand around 5.30 am.

Punjab Police sources said the incident indicated that it was a Fidayeen attack.

Giving his first reaction on the terrorist attack, Home Minister Rajnath Singh says he spoke to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to take stock of the situation.

Spoke to Punjab Chief Minister Shri Prakash Singh Badal who apprised me of the developing situation in Gurudaspur. — Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) July 27, 2015

Also spoke to Home Secretary and NSA regarding the situation in Gurudaspur. Security forces have been rushed to the spot. — Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) July 27, 2015

Reacting to the unfortunate incident Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted:

Will be very interested to see what emerges about the identity of the terrorists involved in the Gurdaspur attack this morning 1/2 — Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 27, 2015

The timing of the attack, methodology & location are all eerily similar to attacks in the border belt of Jammu 2/2 — Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 27, 2015