JAMMU: BSF personnel intercepted a messenger pigeon close to a ahead put up alongside the worldwide border in Jammu’s RS Pura sector on August 19, bearing a suspicious handwritten notice threatening to explode Jammu Tawi railway station utilizing an IED, official sources stated.The chit was written in English and Urdu. “Kashmir hamara hai, waqt aa gaya hai, aa jayega (Kashmir is ours, the time has come, it is going to come). Jammu station IED blast – THE END,” it learn.The safety grid was subsequently fortified in and across the railway station, and forces have been placed on excessive alert. Rigorous passenger checks and baggage inspections adopted. Extra police models, a bomb disposal squad, and sniffer canine have been pressed into service to comb the realm. Particular groups have been deployed to observe any suspicious exercise, police sources stated.Whereas no explosive was discovered on the premises, safety companies have been unwilling to let their guard down, as Jammu Tawi and Supwal railway stations have beforehand borne the brunt of terrorism. All trains ran on schedule, and there was no disruption in service.On Aug 16, a fuel balloon bearing the Pakistan Worldwide Airways emblem was present in a ahead space within the border city of Ramgarh in Samba district.Previous strikes:
- Jan 2, 2004: 13 individuals — 4 safety personnel and 9 civilians — have been killed when 2 ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) bombers attacked Jammu railway station a day forward of then-PM Atal Behari Vajpayee’s go to to Pak to attend the Saarc summit. 9 safety personnel and 6 civilians have been injured. Among the many deceased was Lt Triveni Singh of 5 JAK LI, who was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra
- Oct 23, 2003: A bomb planted in the bathroom of the bogie subsequent to the engine of the Delhi-bound Shalimar Specific exploded. No casualties or accidents reported
- Aug 7, 2001: Suspected ‘fidayeen’ terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba climbed atop an overhead bridge in Jammu railway station and opened indiscriminate hearth, killing 13 individuals together with an Military soldier, and injuring 35 others