Nagrota: Two Army officers among seven attained martyrdom while three terrorists have been killed in a fierce gun-battle in the Nagrota area on the city outskirts here. Meanwhile, another infiltration bid was foiled by the BSF in which five personnel, including a DIG-rank officer, were injured and three militants killed in Ramgarh Sector of Samba district of Jammu region. "During early hours today, a group of heavily armed terrorists disguised in police uniform targeted an Army unit located 3-kilometres from the Corps HQ at Nagrota,’’ Col NN Joshi, Udhampur-based defence spokesperson in a statement issued here said.
He said that the terrorist forced entry into the Officers Mess Complex by throwing grenades and firing at the sentries, adding, "in the initial counter-action, one officer and three soldiers of the Army were martyred’’. The spokesman said that the terrorists entered two buildings which were occupied by the officers, their families and staff and it led to a hostage like situation. "The situation was very quickly contained and thereafter, in a deliberate operation all were successfully rescued, which included 12 soldiers, two women and two children,’’ Col Joshi added.
However, in this rescue attempt one more officer and two jawans sacrificed their lives, the Colonel said and added that the bodies of three terrorists have been recovered and operations were in progress to sanitise the whole area. Meanwhile, the terrorists carried out the Fidayeen attack at Army's 166 Field Regiment located along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The operation lasted for more than 12 hours. "Presence of more suspected terrorists cannot be ruled out, so the combat operation will resume tomorrow with the first light,’’ the spokesman said.(UNI)