Jaish terrorists attack Army camp; two JCOs martyred
10 Feb 2018 11:12 PM IST
Sunjwan (Jammu): Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists on Saturday struck at an Army camp on the outskirts of Jammu city, killing two junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and injuring six others, including a Major and the daughter of an Army man. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Abdul Rehman Veeri informed the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly that Subedar Madanlal Chowdhary and Subedar Mohammed Ashraf Mir were killed in the terrorists attack.
Briefing mediapersons at the main entrance of the camp, Jammu-based Army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand said, "In the early hours on Saturday after a brief exchange of fire with sentry on the periphery, some terrorists entered the family accommodation complex.
"The quick response teams have cordoned off the area and isolated the terrorists, who are holed up in a few houses (inside the camp)," the officer said.
"Due to the presence of women and children in the housing colony, the operations is being progressed cautiously to minimise the casualties," he said. The Major has been airlifted to an Udhampur hospital where his condition was stated to be critical, Army officials said.
Army helicopters and drones have been pressed into service to ascertain the exact location of the terrorists, officials said.
To boost perimeter security, Govt gives Army ₹1,487 crore
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has sanctioned Rs 1,487 crore to the Army to fortify its bases in Jammu and Kashmir, North East and several other places to plug their security gaps and protect them from any terror attacks, official sources said on Saturday. Clearing the project, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set a deadline of 10 months for the Army to carry it out. The Army headquarters has been told to monitor implementation of the project.
The sanction to the project comes amid heightened hostilities between Indian and Pakistani armies along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and several terror attack targeting military installations. Perimeter security will be strengthened at Army bases under six commands, the sources said. A security audit of military bases was carried out on the recommendation of a committee headed by Lt Gen Philip Campose.
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