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| After firing indiscriminately near the bus stand, the attackers targeted a community health centre adjacent to Dinanagar police station, killing three civilians including a woman and a policeman.The gunmen then entered the Dinanagar police station and opened fire in which five policemen were seriously injured. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/48231194.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|title=Gurdaspur terror attack: One terrorist killed, another injured; Punjab SP (Detective) martyred|work=The Economic Times|accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref> Gun battle between the Punjab police and the militants was on several hours after the first incident of the attack. Punjab Police ] (Detective) Baljeet Singh was also killed in the attack.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Martyred-SP-Baljit-Singhs-father-too-died-in-a-terror-attack/articleshow/48239874.cms |title=Martyred SP Baljit Singh’s father too died in a terror attack |work=The Times of India |accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref> | After firing indiscriminately near the bus stand, the attackers targeted a community health centre adjacent to Dinanagar police station, killing three civilians including a woman and a policeman.The gunmen then entered the Dinanagar police station and opened fire in which five policemen were seriously injured. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/48231194.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|title=Gurdaspur terror attack: One terrorist killed, another injured; Punjab SP (Detective) martyred|work=The Economic Times|accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref> Gun battle between the Punjab police and the militants was on several hours after the first incident of the attack. Punjab Police ] (Detective) Baljeet Singh was also killed in the attack.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Martyred-SP-Baljit-Singhs-father-too-died-in-a-terror-attack/articleshow/48239874.cms |title=Martyred SP Baljit Singh’s father too died in a terror attack |work=The Times of India |accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref> | ||
| Meanwhile, some villagers near Parmanand railway station spotted five bombs wired to a small bridge on the ]-] line. The bombs were detected just before a passenger train was to cross the bridge; the train stopped 200 metres from the bombs. The railway authorities suspended all the rail traffic on the section, before the bomb-disposal squads defused the bombs.<ref name="ToI_bus_2015"/> | Meanwhile, some villagers near Parmanand railway station spotted five bombs wired to a small bridge on the ]-] line. The bombs were detected just before a passenger train was to cross the bridge; the train stopped 200 metres from the bombs. The railway authorities suspended all the rail traffic on the section, before the bomb-disposal squads defused the bombs.<ref name="ToI_bus_2015"/> As per MHA sources, 2 x ], 3 x ], 10 x magazines and 2 x China-made grenades were recovered from the terrorists.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Terrorist attack in Punjab, Terror attack in Punjab, Terror attack in Punjab Gurdaspur district|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Terror-attack-in-Punjab/liveblog/48231051.cms|website = The Times of India|accessdate = 2015-07-27}}</ref> | ||
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| 2015 Gurdaspur attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dina Nagar, Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India |
| Coordinates | 32°07′42″N 75°28′11″E / 32.128255°N 75.469683°E / 32.128255; 75.469683 |
| Date | 27 July 2015 5.30 am (IST) |
| Target | Punjab police, civilian and Indian Railways |
| Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | 15 |
| Defenders | |
2015 Gurdaspur attack was a terror attack on 27 July 2015 in which three gunmen dressed in army uniforms opened fire on a bus, and then attacked the Dina Nagar police station in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India. The attack resulted in the death of three civilians and four policemen, including a superintendent of police; 15 others were injured. Five bombs were also found planted on the Amritsar–Pathankot line on a rail-bridge near Parmanand railway station, five kilometers from the site of attack. All three attackers were killed in the operation that lasted almost 12 hours.
It was a rare militant attack in Punjab since the end, in the mid-1990s, of the Punjab insurgency over the formation of an independent Sikh nation of Khalistan. However such attacks are common in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir that borders Gurdaspur, and from where the gunmen are believed to have entered, where Islamic insurgents are seeking independence or accession to Pakistan.
Attack
The attack took place in Dina Nagar, Gurdaspur district of Punjab on the morning of 27 July 2015. The attackers first targeted a roadside eatery and took off in a Maruti 800 car with Punjab registration number. They shot dead a roadside vendor near Dinanagar bypass.
At around 5:30 am, they opened fire on a Punjab Roadways bus coming from Jammu and Kashmir. The bus had 75 passengers, several of whom were injured. The bus driver Nanak Chand drove the bus towards them, forcing them to move back. He then swerved the bus and drove it straight to a government hospital, where the injured passengers were treated.
After firing indiscriminately near the bus stand, the attackers targeted a community health centre adjacent to Dinanagar police station, killing three civilians including a woman and a policeman.The gunmen then entered the Dinanagar police station and opened fire in which five policemen were seriously injured. Gun battle between the Punjab police and the militants was on several hours after the first incident of the attack. Punjab Police Superintendent of Police (Detective) Baljeet Singh was also killed in the attack.
Meanwhile, some villagers near Parmanand railway station spotted five bombs wired to a small bridge on the Amritsar-Pathankot line. The bombs were detected just before a passenger train was to cross the bridge; the train stopped 200 metres from the bombs. The railway authorities suspended all the rail traffic on the section, before the bomb-disposal squads defused the bombs. As per MHA sources, 2 x GPS, 3 x AK-47, 10 x magazines and 2 x China-made grenades were recovered from the terrorists.
See also
- List of terrorist incidents in India
- List of terrorist incidents in Punjab (India)
- List of terrorist incidents, 2015
References
- "Gurdaspur Attack: Encounter ends; 3 civilians, 4 policemen dead". The Hindu. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- Tribune News Service (27 July 2015). "Terror attack in Gurdaspur; SP among seven killed". The Tribune. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- Barry, Ellen (27 July 2015). "Gunmen in India Kill at Least 5 in Attack on Bus and Police Station". New York Times. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Punjab Terror Attack (Gurdaspur ) – Terrorists Stormed Police Station and Bus". Tidings Today. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Suspected terrorists attack bus, police station in Punjab's Gurdaspur". India Times. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Punjab terror attack: Bus driver saved many lives". The Times of India. 27 July 2015.
- "Gurdaspur terror attack: One terrorist killed, another injured; Punjab SP (Detective) martyred". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Martyred SP Baljit Singh's father too died in a terror attack". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Terrorist attack in Punjab, Terror attack in Punjab, Terror attack in Punjab Gurdaspur district". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
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