weapons. Arjun and Krish lead the units from two separate
directions. The Indian commandoes seek their way through, stealthily
neutralizing the guards using their daggers; then they sneak past the barriers,
through the long stretches of garden, and finally into the mansion.
A few stealth killings take
place as the Indian forces get rid of sentinels along the way. They eventually
reach inside the mansion without raising any alarms. Arjun signals for
commandoes to take positions across the building. Krish, Arjun and three
commandoes approach the main chamber through an overhead duct, while the other
soldiers surround the main chamber, covering all the exit points. Arjun and
Krish record the proceedings in their camcorders, as it seems a multi-outfit
terrorist meeting is going on with the ISI commander. Krish can identify the
leaders of five major terrorist outfits sitting there across the table with the
ISI commander. This is bigger than everyone thought! Krish and Arjun carefully
record the ongoing discussions on their camcorder as some key operations, to be
undertaken by these outfits in the coming year, are being discussed.
Over the years, Pakistan has
been promoting cross-border terrorism, but in recent times, it has also started
providing these terrorists with strategic planning expertise to orchestrate
such complex activities. So, such secret meetings between the ISI and terrorist
outfits had become common recently. A large selection of arms and ammunition
lies on the large central table, with a huge carton of boxes full of more
ammunition by the side. The supply from the ISI for both arms and resources
usually comes just before the winter months, in time for the materials and
resources to be sneaked across the Jammu & Kashmir border, before snow
shuts off the mountain passes for a good four or five months.
Suddenly a loud bang,
followed by a burst of gun-fire is heard outside. Krish and Arjun stop the
video recording and stow their cameras safely in their rucksacks.
“All units, engage and fire!”
Arjun shouts on his walkie-talkie; they dive down using carabineers attached to
the ropes, with their semi-automatics bursting into action at the same time.
Meanwhile, a massive
explosion is heard outside the mansion as the battle between the Indian forces
and terrorists gathers force. Bullets and automatic weapons are flying around.
Commandoes have captured a few terrorist leaders already as they are surrounded
from all points of the compass. Arjun and Krish approach the ISI commander, who
is now shielded by a few Pakistani commandoes and ISI agents.
Krish has been exemplary in
the field, marshalling the troops with extreme precision to counter the
terrorists, as they are falling like flies. His strategic mind has been
critical in this form of combat, as Arjun and Krish are closing in towards the
ISI commander. However, the Pakistani commandoes resist capture with an onslaught
of firing from automatic weapons, guns and grenades. Krish aims at the ISI
commander, careful to shoot only at his leg. Blood spurts out as the bullet
hits his left shin. With further precise shots, Krish takes down the remaining
terrorists, as the last few ISI agents desperately try to get their commander
out from the scene.
The news of the attack has
already reached across the border by now, as the regular sound of bullets and
grenades from outside is suddenly overshadowed by a mortar shell falling into
the mansion’s compound. More mortars start pouring in, obviously from guns and
tanks stationed a long distance across the border inside Pakistan. A few shells
coincidentally land within the perimeter of the mansion, creating a big
diversion along one of the walls. The ISI agents, shielding their Commander,
sneak out of the mansion and get on board a jeep to crash through the fence.
Indian commandoes in turn board their vehicles and chase the jeep in hot
pursuit. Within minutes, an Indian helicopter from overhead is seen hovering
over the
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