Jammu: On Friday, three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists were killed in an encounter, who were inside a truck. The driver of the truck, Samir Dar, is the cousin of the Pulwama suicide bomber, Adil Dar, said Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbagh Singh. The driver was soon arrested.
“The truck driver, Samir Dar who has been apprehended is the cousin of the Pulwama suicide bomber, Adil Dar. Samir Dar is being interrogated for further investigation,” Singh told reporters.
“The truck was stopped by our personnel for checking. As our personnel was about to enter the truck, the terrorists opened fire and our jawans also retaliated. One of our jawans got his arm injured due to a bullet, a terrorist was killed on the spot,” Singh said.
Also conductor of the truck was arrested by the police at another checkpoint.