India kills three terrorists on Pak information

NEW DELHI: Three of 10 alleged Pakistani terrorists, who entered India earlier this month reportedly via Gujarat, have been killed, the Indian media reported quoting government sources.

The location of the others is known, said the sources, stressing that no other information can be revealed because it could jeopardise security plans.The information about the terrorists journeying to India was shared with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval by his Pakistani counterpart Nasser Khan Janjua.

Gujarat was put on high alert after the warning, with increased security at the Somnath Temple on the occasion of Mahshivratri, one of the most important dates of the Hindu calendar. Intel agencies then said the terrorists may have travelled to Delhi, where malls and public places were asked to be especially vigilant.

The terrorists are reportedly members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba or LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammed or JeM, NDTV reported. Pakistan's disclosure about the men is seen as an attempt to prove it is genuine in its offer to prevent India from attacks planned across the border. In January, seven military personnel were killed in a deadly assault by terrorists at the air force base in Pathankot in Indian Punjab, where military high-value assets including fighter jets are stationed. India has agreed to a visit by Pakistani investigators assigned to examine the evidence at the air force base by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.