Jammu : Even as over two dozen suspects have been picked up for questioning after Thursday’s terror attack, over 50 Over Ground Workers (OGWs) are under the scanner of the intelligence agencies for providing logistics to terrorists involved in ambushing two vehicles of the Army in Dera Ki Gali (DKG) on the border of Rajouri and Poonch“One thing has become clear terrorists executed Thursday’s terror attack with the support of locals so the main task before the security agencies is to single out those sleeper cells”, a source said and added that over two dozen suspects have been detained for questioning.
While MI helicopters, drones, and sniffer dogs were used in a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of the attack on security personnel, over 50 OGWs are under the scanner of intelligence agencies.
According to sources the security forces are questioning those who have been apprehended at multiple levels to determine the identity of the terror organization, which is reported to have been active in the area for more than a year and likely includes a sniper as well.
As the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to take over the case, a team led by an officer with the rank of Deputy Inspector General is also camping in Poonch.
Although neither the Army nor the J&K Police has released an official statement, reports remarked that the inquiry has so far pointed to the involvement of three to four unidentified terrorists who are believed to have utilized 7.62 mm steel core bullets made in the US.
The forensic science laboratory and bomb disposal teams examined the scene on Friday morning and collected armor-piercing bullets with marks that read ’71,’ which are believed to have been manufactured in the US.
Highly placed sources said that intelligence agencies are trying to get details of all mobile phones that were active in the area before and after the attack.
As per the initial investigation, terrorists involved in the attack are thought to have lived in the for the last couple of months and had sufficient knowledge of the difficult terrain.
Three to four terrorist organizations are presently operating in the Rajouri and Poonch regions, as per the sources. The attack has been attributed to the banned terror organization People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), a front for the Pakistani terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed.CNI
