Tunnel used by Jaish militants found in Jammu

Security forces unearthed a tunnel beneath the International Border (IB) in Jammu’s Samba Sector on Sunday, which was used by the Pakistan army to push in four Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants who were killed in an encounter in Nagrota on Thursday.

“We were on a lookout to establish the route used by the four JeM terrorists. Each piece of information, including technical details, was put together. They all pointed towards their favourite Samba Sector (in Jammu). After a lot of hard work, the police and the Border Security Forces (BSF) were able to find the tunnel within 76 hours of the encounter. It was coming from Pakistan’s Chakbura post,” Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh told The Hindu.Read more…