Was paid Rs 30,000 by Pakistan colonel to strike in India says captured terrorist (lead story)

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Aug
25:
A
Pakistani
terrorist
who
was
captured
by
the
Indian
Army
said
that
he
was
given
Rs
30,000
by
a
Pakistan
colonel
to
carry
out
an
attack
in
India.

A
terrorist
was
captured
and
two
others
died
in
a
landmine
blast
as
the
Indian
Army
foiled
two
infiltration
bids
in
Rajouri,
Jammu
and
Kashmir
over
the
last
two
days.
The
captured
man
who
had
been
arrested
for
crossing
the
Line
of
Control
(LoC)
said
that
he
was
paid
Rs
30,000
by
a
colonel
in
Pakistan
to
carry
out
an
attack
in
India.

The
capture
took
place
early
on
August
21
after
soldiers
deployed
in
the
Hangar
sector
of
Nowshera
region
spotted
movement
of
two
to
three
terrorists
on
own
side
of
the
LoC
the
a
note
from
the
Army
said.
One
of
the
infiltrators
was
close
to
the
Indian
post
and
was
trying
to
cut
the
fence.
When
he
tried
to
flee,
the
soldiers
opened
fire
in
which
he
was
injured
and
then
captured.

Two
other
infiltrators
managed
to
run
back
into
Pakistan
occupied
territory,
taking
cover
in
the
dene
jungle.
“The
injured
Pakistani
terrorist
was
captured
alive
and
provided
with
immediate
medical
aid
and
lifesaving
surgery
was
carried
out,”
the
Army
said.

He
was
identified
as
Tabarak
Hussain,
resident
of
Sabzkot
in
Kotli
district
of
Pakistan
occupied
Kashmir
(PoK).
The
Army
said
that
during
the
interrogation
he
revealed
that
he
was
sent
by
Colonel
Yunus
Chaudhary
of
Pakistan’s
intelligence
agency.
He
was
carrying
the
Pakistan
30,000
Rupees
that
the
colonel
had
given
to
him.

Hussain
said
that
he
was
part
of
the
squad
that
carried
out
recces
of
Indian
forward
and
got
the
final
go-ahead
on
August
21.

“Incidentally,
the
individual
was
earlier
captured
by
Indian
Army
from
the
same
sector
in
2016
along
with
his
brother
Haroon
Ali,
and
was
repatriated
on
humanitarian
grounds
in
November
2017,”
the
Army
said.,

In
the
other
bid
that
was
foiled
on
August
22
night
a
group
of
two
to
three
terrorists
tried
to
infiltrate
at
the
Lam
sector.
Our
alert
troops
were
able
to
observe
the
terrorists
the
Army
said.

“As
they
moved
ahead
into
our
minefields,
a
series
of
mines
got
activated
and
two
terrorists
got
eliminated
on
the
spot,”
the
Army
added.
Their
accomplices
were
possibly
injured
and
might
have
gone
back
taking
advantage
go
the
inclement
weather
and
dense
foliage,
the
Army
also
said.

The
bodies
spotted
the
next
morning
using
a
quadcopter
and
were
later
recovered
along
with
one
Ak-56
rifle,
bullets
and
ration.
“As
the
area
is
heavily
mined,
the
search
operation
is
being
carried
out
carefully
and
is
still
under
progress.
More
recoveries
in
the
area
are
expected,”
the
Army
also
said.