As the battle with the holed up terrorists in Bantalab in Jammu intensifies, security forces are evacuating people from the neighbouring houses.
However, the operation to flush out the terrorists has slowed down because the area is thickly populated.
The people living there have been hearing gunshots since morning. Describing the scenario a woman living in the vicinity said, “We heard a gunshot. We have not seen a militant. We have just heard that they have infiltrated here. First we heard a sound. We got up at five in the morning. The Army is outside our gate. Our house is as it is open. We don’t even have a gate. We were scared since morning as to how should we get out. The Army people told us to leave the place for some investigation. So we came outside.”
On being asked who all are inside the house, the woman said, “A couple and their kids are there. I don’t know if they have managed to get out. A man came out. He said something to the other man, I don’t know what he said.”
Meanwhile, the security forces have managed to kill one of the three terrorists who are hiding in a residential building in the Bantalab area in heart of Jammu city.
The Army’s operation is being hampered by the presence of some children and women in the house.
Early on Wednesday morning, three terrorists dressed as policemen entered the Mishriwala area and fired indiscriminately, killing four people and injuring two security personnel.