‘Commander Sahib’ guided militants

40-year-old Verma, who was in the captivity for more than four hours after he was abducted along with SP Salwinder Singh and a cook on Friday last, said the militants told the ‘commander sahib’ that the area looks “peaceful” and that they would easily reach their target. 

Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh, whose vehicle was forcibly taken away by the heavily-armed militants, said that he and others with him were blindfolded soon after. “Our hands were tied behind our backs and the terrorists numbering fourfive threatened to kill us if we tried to look up,” he said. “They came back to kill me but by then I had freed my hands and moved from the spot,” he said.