Fire reported on SFs in MC limit of Thanamandi in Rajouri, CASO launched.

GNS ONLINE NEWS PORTAL

SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI SEPT 03:–As was expected that the Pakistani sponsored terrorists are likely to disturb the poll process for the upcoming Assembly Elections in J&K, sound of gunfire on a patrol party of Security Forces was heard in Thanamandi municipal limit of Rajouri district on Tuesday late evening hours.
Rajouri district until 2014 had four assembly constituencies — Nowshera, Kalakote, Rajouri and Darhal. After the delimitation, Thanamandi was made the fifth constituency.
At present the Thanamandi town is witnessing hectic political activities, including submitting of nomination papers by the contesting candidates along with their supporters, and large numbers of people for their routine work.
Accordingly, a large number of deployments of security forces, including of Central Armed Police Force personnel, have been made in the town and its adjoining areas.
Sources said that the gunshots were heard in a forest closure between a ward of Municipality & Keryote helmet when the SF personnel were heading towards the area after information of suspicious movement.
Sources said after the firing incident additional forces have reached the spot and the entire area has been cordoned off and with the first light on Wednesday search will be launched to track and eliminate the suspected terrorists or the source of gunfire.b
As the news of the fire incident spread shopkeepers/ people rushed to their homes as the terror gripped the entire town.
No official statement was released by the police related to this incident till the filing of this report.