Terror strikes again in J-K’s Doda

A policeman was injured on Wednesday evening when terrorists opened fire on a search party in a village in Gandoh area of Jammu and Kashmirrsquos Doda district officials said The firing was reported from the Kota top area of Bhalesa around 741 pm to which security forces retaliated they said An intermittent exchange of fire between the two sides was going on when last reports were received Reinforcements have been rushed to the area to strengthen the cordon they addedThis was the second terrorrelated incident in Doda in the last 24 hours and fourth in three days in Jammu and Kashmir Earlier on Tuesday evening five Rashtriya Rifles personnel and a Special Police Officer were injured in a terrorist attack in Chattargalla pass In another incident late on Tuesday a suspected Pakistani terrorist was killed by security forces in Kathua district The overnight encounter ended after a second terrorist was also gunned down but a CRPF jawan lost his life in the operation On Sunday terrorists attacked a bus carrying pilgrims causing it to veer off the road and fall into a deep gorge in Reasi killing nine and injuring 41Congress questions PM Modirsquos lsquosilencersquoCongress said the BJPrsquos chestthumping and ldquohollowrdquo claims of return of peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir have been exposed by the three terror attacks in the region in the past three days Rahul Gandhi said the country is demanding answers as to why those plotting against the country are not being caught ldquoModi is busy responding to congratulatory messages and cannot even hear the cries of the families who were brutally killed in Jammu and Kashmirrdquo he said in a post in Hindi on XlsquoTalks with Pak needed to end terrorism in JampKrsquoTerrorism in Jammu and Kashmir will not end unless talks are held with Pakistan National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said here on Wednesday Abdullahrsquos remarks came after three terrorist attacks took place in the Jammu in as many days The NC president told reporters here on Wednesday ldquoI have always said that terrorism is not going to end unless there is an understanding between the two nations India and Pakistan Terrorism will continue and we will have to face it The tragedy is that innocent people are getting killed and that is unfortunaterdquo More innocent people would lose their lives unless ldquowe wake uprdquo and ldquofind a solution to thisrdquo he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever