BY: Gaurav Nandan Tripathi
An operation is in progress to hole out the militants as soon as possible. Subedar Madan Lal Chowdhary and Subedar Mohammad Ashraf Mir were killed in the initial firing. At 4.55 a.m., the terrorists managed to enter into the premises of JCOs family quarters of Army 36 Brigade and started indiscriminate firing,” Minister for Parliamentary Affairs A R Veeri told the State Legislative Assembly. Special commandos were airlifted from the northern command headquarters in Udhampur, and a chopper has also been applied for services. Mr. Veeri further added that The whole area has been cordoned off by the Army and security forces. An operation is under way. The militants have taken refuge in the JCO quarters,”. The exact number of militants is still not known “but as per the initial call received at the Police Control Room (PCR) in Jammu, four to five terrorists are involved in the attack,” he said.
The attack comes just a day after the fifth death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. He was hanged inside Delhi’s Tihar Jail. The attacks also caused an uproar in the assembly, with the oppositin going guns against the ruling party for destroying the conditions in the state.
