The terror attack could have caused massive civilian casualties if the terrorists had not asked the villagers for water. As in a shocking accident on Wednesday, a CRPF soldier lost his life during an operation in which two terrorists holed up in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district were killed by security forces. The operation lasted more than 15 hours, during which another CRPF jawan was also shot dead, officials said. the two terrorists had entered the village at 8 PM on Tuesday. The terrorists knocked on the doors of a house, seeking water. The occupants got frightened and informed the police. After seeing the police, one of the terrorists tried to throw a grenade at the team but was instantly killed. "They asked for water from a few houses, to which the villagers grew suspicious and slammed the doors on them and a few raised their voices and cried. The terrorists panicked and fired randomly in the air and also at one odd villager who was passing by," a senior official said in a statement, as per a report by news agency Hindustan Times. Meanwhile, a villager claimed his quick thinking and action averted a potential tragedy. According to them, two senior officers escaped unhurt even as their vehicles were hit by bullets during the operation that began on Tuesday night after two terrorists were spotted in Saida Sukhal village. This incident was reported by Additional Director General of Police (Jammu Zone), Anand Jain.