India warns Pakistan after security forces foil 26/11-type terror attack planned by JeM

On Saturday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has expressed its strong concern to Pakistan and issued a statement after security forces foiled attempt of a terror attack by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed and killed 4 JeM terrorists in Nagrota. MEA in its statement said that JeM has been part of several attacks in India, including Pulwama attack in February 2019 and this time attack was planned to disrupt process of local DDC elections in J&K. MEA has also reiterated India's demand that Pakistan fulfill its international obligations and bilateral commitments to t allow any territory under its control to be used for terrorism.

statement said, "A major terror attack was foiled by Indian security forces in Nagrota, J&K on 19 vember 2020. Initial reports indicate attackers to be members of Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a terrorist organization proscribed by UN & several countries.  Government of India expressed its serious concerns at continued terror attacks by JeM against India."

"Pakistan Cd’A was summoned by Ministry of External Affairs and a strong protest was lodged at attempted attack, which was only prevented from happening by alertness of Indian security forces," MEA statement ded.

Full statement here: 

PM Modi names Jaish

Lauding bravery of security forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, said that Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)'s efforts h been thwarted. Highlighting neutralising of four terrorists and seizing of large cache of weapons and explosives, PM Modi said that attempts to target upcoming DDC elections in Jammu-Kashmir have been thwarted. Prime Minister along with Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security visor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary, and country's top intelligence establishment held a review meeting on Thursday morning Nagrota encounter in Jammu - where four JeM terrorists were gunned down.

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Armed Forces neutralise 4 JeM terrorists

Earlier on Thursday, J&K's CRPF force along with Indian Army and J&K Police personnel in a 4-hour long encounter operation gunned down 4 terrorists. sources furr informed that infiltrators who entered Indian territory on Wednesday night were heing towards Srinagar on Thursday early morning around 5 am to carry out a major terrorists attack in Kashmir Valley. J&K DGP Dilbag Singh while speaking to Republic said, 'Terrorists' aim was to destroy ongoing peaceful democratic process for upcoming elections' referring to upcoming DDC polls. 

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'Terrorists were planning a big attack'

IG Jammu Mukesh Singh h also earlier indicated that se terrorists were planning a big attack in Jammu and Kashmir. He also ded that terrorists were trying to disrupt upcoming DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Apart from se terror attacks, more than 4137 Ceasefire violations have been reported along LoC in 2020. More than 211 terrorists have been eliminated this year by forces.

Due to strong anti-infiltration grid established by Indian security forces, Pakistan is unable to infiltrate terrorists or weapons into valley to increase violence levels. Pakistan's ISI has been given an ultimatum to push in maximum infiltrators along with weapons into Kashmir before onset of winters when undergrowth/bushes in most infiltration prone areas will die down due to dew & swfall, sources said.

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