Gurdaspur terror attacks: Night vision glasses hint at Taliban role

It seems the Taliban and possibly the ISIS have close links with the Gurdaspur terror attacks of Monday. Security agencies have recovered night vision devices from the Parmanand railway station on Amritsar-Pathankot line which in all probability were looted by the Taliban from US forces in Afghanistan. And this clue hints at the possibility that the terrorists who stormed in Dinanagar of Gurdaspur and had planted five bombs on the railway tracks were helped by the Taliban or the ISIS.

Additional Director General of Railway Police Rohit Chaudhary told MAIL TODAY these evidences clearly show that the militants were being helped and guided by the Taliban and ISIS. "Though investigation is continuing, evidences indicate that the terror attack in Gurdaspur might be the brainchild of Taliban or ISIS. We are probing all aspects of the attack," Chaudhary said.

According to police, the night vision glasses were recovered from a place near Talwandi village. Agencies are now investigating as to who provided these devices to the terrorists. These night vision glasses are not available in the open market and are used only by the American forces and their allies. Reports suggest that the Taliban militants have been looting NATO supplies in Afghanistan and using them during terror attacks. "We have recovered a set of night vision glasses which is made in the US. This evidence speaks volumes about the possible Taliban role in the Gurdaspur attack," Chaudhary added.

"The situation has become alarming after the Gurdaspur attack. We cannot view this terror attack as an attempt to revive militancy in Punjab as the Khalistan terrorist groups based in Pakistan are not in a position to launch attacks. The whole country is vulnerable to the terror attacks and the threat from ISIS or Taliban is not only looming on Punjab but also the whole country," former Punjab DGP Kanwar Pal Singh Gill said.