Civilian among 6 dead as Jammu attack ends
Deceased civilian a soldier’s father; 10 others injured, one critical
NEW DELHI/JAMMU: The death toll in an operation to flush out militants holed up in a residential area of the Sunjuwan military station in Jammu rose to six, with bodies of two more soldiers and a civilian recovered in search and sanitisation operations on Sunday, the Indian army said.
The three Jaish militants, who were killed in a pitched gun battle on Saturday, had stormed the army camp, attacking military personnel and civilians alike. Ten other people were injured in the attack, including five women and a 14-year-old boy who is battling for life after a gunshot wound to the head. The civilian who was killed was the father of a soldier. “The militants were wearing army combat fatigues and were heavily armed. AK-56 rifles, grenade launchers, grenades and other ammo were recovered from them,” said an army spokesperson. The attackers were all Pakistani citizens who had been operating in the Valley since last year, and had travelled to Jammu just days before the attack, the official said.
“One of the attackers, Qari Mushtaq alias Chotu, was active in Tral. The two others have been identified as Mohammed Adil alias Irfan Bhai, who was operating in Sopore and Pulwama sectors, and Mohammed Khalid Khan, who was also active in Pulwama,” said a central security official.