CRPF foils suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir`s Bandipora district, 4 terrorists killed; huge cache of ammunition seized - Watch

Four AK-47 rifles, one UBGL (Underbarrel Grenade Launcher), over a dozen grenades and a huge cache of ammunition have been seized.

Srinagar: Four terrorists were killed on Monday as they attempted to carry out a suicide attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Sumbal in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The heavily-armed terrorists lobbed grenades at the CRPF`s 45 Battalion camp in north Kashmir`s Sumbal region at around 4:35 am followed by heavy firing.

A police official said said the firing was retaliated by the guards even as police reinforcement was rushed to the scene of gun battle.

"The fidayeen militants kept firing as they tried to enter the camp. The attack was effectively repulsed by the CRPF sentry and Sumbal Police," CRPF Deputy Inspector General M Dinakaran told news agency IANS.

Luckily, no loss was reported from the CRPF side, he added.

Meanwhile, CRPF Inspector General (IG) Ravideep Singh Sahi told reporters the terrorists hurled grenades and used heavy volume of automatic gunfire to enter the camp around 4.35 am.

The four terrorists, who were foreigners, were engaged in a gunfight which lasted for nearly an hour. The exact identity of the attackers is being established.

"The alert sentries were joined by Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel in immediate retaliation. The four terrorists, who were foreigners, although their exact identity is being established, were engaged in a gunfight that lasted nearly an hour," Sahi said.

"They were neutralised 10-15 yards away from the camp's fencing," he added.

The CRPF camp in Sumbal town is 34 km away from Srinagar.

Several weapons have been recovered along with the bodies of four militants, whose identity is yet to be established, Dinakaran said.

Four AK-47 rifles, one UBGL (Underbarrel Grenade Launcher), over a dozen grenades and a huge cache of ammunition have also been seized, the official added.

Confirming the incident, J&K DGP Shesh Paul Vaid tweeted:

The Sumbal camp of the CRPF is the headquarters of the 45th battalion which was headed by Chetan Kumar Cheeta, who survived despite taking nine bullets while fighting militants in Bandipora in 2016.

(With Agency inputs)