Pak Army colonel gave me Rs 30k to target Indian Army, says captured suicide attacker
New Delhi, August 24: Tabarak Hussain, a suicide attacker who was captured by the Indian Army in Jammu, has revealed that he was sent on a suicide mission by the colonel of the Pakistani army.
Notably, the Indian Army foiled an infiltration attempt near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu on Sunday and apprehended 26-year-old terrorist Tabarak Hussain. He is currently receiving treatment at a facility of the Indian Army in Kashmir.
Hussain alleged on Wednesday that he came with four or five other men and was given Rs 30,000 by Pakistani Army Colonel Yunus to target the Indian Army.
The Pakistani terrorist further said that he had conducted a recce of two or three posts of the Indian Army.
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“I, along with 4-5 others had come here on a suicide mission, sent by Col Yunus of Pakistan Army. He gave me Rs 30,000 to target the Indian Army. Had recceed 1-2 posts of the Indian Army,” he said.
Hussain was critical before Army doctors saved his life. As he recovers, Hussain told that he had been paid money by a Pakistani Colonel Yunus Choudhary to carry out a 'fidayeen' attack on Indian soldiers after crossing the LoC. The captured terrorist received a bullet injury while his accomplices escaped.
"We were four-five people. We had come to die. We were sent by Pak Army's Colonel Choudhary Yunus. He gave us money to attack Indian posts," said Hussain, adding that the group had four to five guns with them.
According to Indian Army sources, Tabarak Hussain is a resident of Sabzkot village, district Kotli of PoK. He confessed that they were waiting for the right moment to launch their attack on the Indian Army Post.
Earlier in 2016, Hussain was captured by the Indian Army from the same sector along with his brother Haroon Ali and was repatriated later.
"We were asked to attack the Indian Army. I had come in 2016. This time we could not attack. The others ran away...After I was hit by a bullet, the Indian Army saved me," Hussain further said.
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