Jammu: Two Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) died and six others injured in a when a group of terrorists stormed the army camp at Sunjwan in Jammu Saturday morning.
The deceased have been identified as Subedar Maganlal and Subedar Mohammed Ashraf
The attack was reportedly carried out to by the Jaish-e-Mohammad. DGP S P Vaid said the terrorists entered from the rear side of Sunjwan Army camp where family quarters are located. The terrorists have been isolated, they said.
IGP Jammu SD Singh Jamwal told media around 5 am suspicious movement was noticed by the sentry and his bunker was fired upon. The fire was retaliated
Security forces and police have cordoned off the area around the Army camp.
Reinforcements of the Army’s special forces and Special Operation Group of the state police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the whole area amid a fierce gunfight
Schools in the entire area around the camp have been closed by authorities as a precautionary measure.
A high alert has been sounded in Jammu and security beefed up
Intelligence inputs had warned of an attack on the Army or security establishment by Jaish-e-Mohammed in view of the death anniversary of Afzal Guru who was hanged on February 9, 2013.
