'Terrorist who mutilated Indian soldier was rewarded Rs 5 lakh'

New Delhi: January 8 - A bloody strike across the Line of Control. Two Indian soldiers are killed, one of them beheaded. Pakistan denied any role in the brutal attack but Intelligence reports accessed by CNN-IBN on Tuesday suggested otherwise.

The reports claimed that the operation was led by a serving ISI subedar, Jabbar Khan, of a unit based in Tattapani in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Others in the team were 15 members of the Lashkar and the Jaish-e-Mohammad. The beheading was carried out by the Lashkar's Anwar Khan, for which he was rewarded Rs five lakh.

The attack was meticulously planned over a fortnight. The ambush party was stationed at Barmoch border outpost in PoK. This is directly across the Atma Post held by the Rajputana Rifles. The Lashkar team monitored the movement and deployment of the Indian Army personnel. A day after the attack, the ambush party was spotted at Tattapani in PoK.

The Intelligence reports, accessed by CNN-IBN, have revealed shocking details about the killing of two Indian soldiers in Poonch, LoC.

Incidentally, Anwar Khan was also involved in the beheading of an Indian Army captain in 1996 in the Krishna Ghati area.

Reports say in the last two weeks, senior brigadier level ISI officers have held meetings with terrorist commanders. Local guides familiar with the area are being drafted to facilitate infiltration and other movement by terrorist groups across the LoC near Poonch. Pakistani Army units too have been asked to recruit local villagers living near the LoC to act as guides.

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