Dinanagar,Gurdaspur : Terrorist between 4-5, brandishing automatic weapons, and in army uniform attacked Punjab’s Dinanagar town in Gurdaspur district around 5.30am. The terrorist fired at civilians and later entered the Dinanagar police station. As the attack was ongoing, police reinforcements were sent to the spot, and a counteroffensive gunbattle started.
The gunmen had hijacked a car before attacking the police station, Senior police officer Dinkar Gupta says that the attack seems to come from the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(Pok). The gunmen atacked a bus, killing 6 people, and also injuring the driver of a Maruti, which they carjacked, they drove the car to the police station where they holed up till they were killed.
Five bombs were found in a nearby train track, showing plans of a coordinated attack. The gun battle happened between the gunmen and the Indian commando, and the gunmen were all available as they came with grenades too, and the battle has happened for 12 hours, showing they were well prepared for the fight.
I can't understand why time and again cross border terror incidents are taking place when we want good relations with our neighbour," Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, according to news agency PTI. "We will not be the first to strike, but if we are hit, we will give a befitting reply," he said.
The seven people that were killed by the terrorists includes, 4 police officers and including superintendent Baljeet Singh. The 3 civilians who died in the attack included the owner of a nearby food stall and people inside the police station during the attack.
By 5:30pm, all gunmen have been killed . The police was hoping to catch one of the gunmen, which is why the gun battle lasted for that long.