Srinagar, Sep 18 (KNS): Militants attack army administrative base in Uri on Sunday early morning during which 17 soldiers, 4 militants were killed.
According to KNS correspondent, around 5 am today suspected group of militants carried an attack on Army Brigade in north Kashmir’s Uri town.
Sources said the gun fight was going on; several army men who were injured during the fight were evacuated to hospital for the treatment.
Reports said Army Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag and Defiance Minister Monahar Parrikar visited Kashmir in the wake of Uri terror attack.
Meanwhile, HM Rajnath Singh postponed his visits to Russian and called an emergency meeting in Delhi to assess the latest situation in the wake of ‘fidayeen attack’ near LOC at Uri.
Meanwhile, the defense spokesman in a statement issued to KNS admitted that four militants and 17 soldiers were killed in the ‘fidayeen attack’.
The spokesman said that on the same date, the Defense Minister, Manohar Parrikar and Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh visited Kashmir to take stock of the ongoing operations and review the overall security situation in Kashmir.
The spokesman said that they were briefed by the Northern Army and Chinar Corps Commanders Lt Gen DS Hooda and Lt Gen Satish Dua respectively at Srinagar on the Uri attack and the operation launched to neutralize the militants.
“While three of the four heavily armed militants were eliminated within the initial fifteen minutes of establishing contact, the fourth was neutralized later and four AK 47 rifles and equal number of UBGLs along with other war like stores were recovered from them,” he s aid.
The defense spokesman further said that unfortunately, 17 soldiers have attained martyrdom in the operation.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel“13 of these soldiers died as they were trapped in the tents and shelters that caught fire due to the explosives used by the militants,” he said.
The Defence Minster was briefed about the security grid along the LoC and the hinterland also covering the deployment and employment of the additional forces that have been recently inducted into the Valley. “The need for heightened vigil both on the LC and hinterland and to remain prepared for any developing was stressed upon. There have been a number of infiltration attempts that the Army has foiled recently. It may be recalled that in the last one week itself, three such attempts were foiled in Kupwara Sector when four militants were killed and another group of four militants was eliminated in Poonch,” the spokesman said.
On being briefed about the internal security situation in the hinterland, the Army Chief reiterated the importance of complete synergy amongst all security, intelligence and other government agencies to ensure calm and prevent the militants and other inimical forces from moving with impunity and intimidating the populace.
Earlier the Army Chief also visited Uri to get a firsthand account where he was briefed on the latest situation by the Commanders on ground. “The Defense Minster and Army Chief later met the casualties at the Army Base Hospital in BB Cantt. Saluting the martyrs, they expressed their deep grief and condolences over the loss and wished speedy recovery to the injured. The Raksha Mantri has directed that the mortal remains of all the martyrs would be transported directly to their respective hometowns for which arrangements are being made,” he said. (KNS)