Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu, Sept 4: Police today solved Pandach militant attack and have arrested five accused persons in this regard and seized two ambulances and two motorcycles from their possession.
The District Police Srinagar solved the Pandach militant attack case which took place in May this year in which two BSF jawans of 37 battalion were martyred.
Police have arrested five uncategorized militants of ISJK who helped in transporting, logistics, planning and executing the attack.
Soon after the attack a case (FIR no 48/2020 u/s 302, 395 IPC, Sections 7/25, 7/ 27 Arms Act , Sections 16, 18, 19, 23 ULAP Act) was registered in Police Station Soura.
During the investigation, four vehicles were seized which include two private ambulances functioning at SKIMS, a bike and a scooty.
Police said that the approval for seizure of the vehicles was sought from DGP Dilbag Singh.
“Today wide no. legal GB – 15/111/2020. DGP JKP Dilbag Singh has accorded approval for seizure of the above vehicles. Pertinent to mention here that the ambulance JK01AD0915 was used to transport the militants from Bijbehara to Pandach, Srinagar”, Police said.
“Bike no. JK01AH2989 and Scooty no. JK01V 8288 were used to carry out the attack and escape after looting of weapons from the injured jawans. Ambulance JK01AF 9417 was used to transport the militants back to Bijbehara from Srinagar”, Police added.
Police said that two militants who carried out the attack were killed in two separate encounters at Zadibal, Srinagar and Hatigam, Bijbehara and looted weapons of BSF jawans have also been recovered.
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