Terrorists Attack at Police Station Dina Nagar

July 27, 2015 An incident of terrorist attack by Pak based terrorists at Police Station Dina Nagar took place on July 27, 2015 resulting in killing of 4 policemen and 3 civilians. During preliminary investigation, it has come out that these Pakistan based terrorists have entered after crossing Ravi River near village Mastgarh, PS Behrampur distt Gurdaspur in the intervening night of July 26 and 27, 2015. These three persons dressed in army uniforms and heavily armed came from side area and then planted IEDs at Railway Bridge on the -Amritsar rail track. From the site one Night Vision Device color black stamped with USA government property no 032008-80063 – A 3256364 has been recovered. On entering Dina Nagar town, they snatched Maruti car after injuring its occupant. Subsequently, these armed terrorists opened fire indiscriminately resulting in death of a vendor and causing injuries to some other persons. One of the armed person also fired at a Roadways Bus bound from Bamial to Chandigarh, causing injuries to 3 passengers. On entering Police Station Dina Nagar, they straightaway opened fire and injured the sentry and other PHG Ashok Kumar and Sub Inspr./SHO of police station. The night Munshi of the police station bravely battled the terrorists who later went to the structures behind the police station building and entered a structure being used as office of the local detachment of the Punjab home guard. During their indiscriminate firing 3 home guards personnel succumbed to their injuries. 3 persons lodged in Kiran Hospital adjoining to the police station building also received bullet injuries and two of them later on have succumbed to their injuries. A case FIR No. 71, dated 27.7.15, u/s 302/307/382/ 121/ 121-A/124-A/153/120-B/ 34 IPC, 10/13/16/18/20 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967, 25/27/54/59 Arms Act, 3/4 Explosives Substances Act 1908, 3/4 Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act 1984, PS Dina Nagar, has been registered. Recovery affected include AK 56 rifles-3 along with 24 magazines, 394 cartridges, Disposable Rocket Launchers (Foreign mark)-01, Blind Hand Grenades-5, Live Hand Grenade-01, grenade pins-5, folding knife/wire cutter- 01, GPS (Etrex Gista H Garmin)-2 sets, Gloves (one carries the tag “ made in Pakistan”)-3. Another FIR No. 39, dated 27.7.15, u/s 3/4 Explosives Substances Act 1908, 15/16 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and 150 Railways Act was also registered at PS GRP Pathankot on the recovery of Five IEDs with RDX Explosive –two of weight 990 gms each, one of weight 1.440 kgs, one of weight 910 gms., two electric detonators with wires, one night vision device with marking US Govt. Property no. 032008-80063-A3256364, with one rechargeable cell and carrying pouch with strap, one 9 volt battery DURACELL, two CE metal plates, one USB Data cable, one Dual Core wire, Cordtex wire aporox 30 mtr. and aluminum electric wire of length about 3 feet.