AMN / JAMMU
Four heavily armed Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists have been gunned down by the security forces while six people including five Army personnel have lost their lives in the ongoing military operation in Sunjwan Military Station in Jammu so far.
11 others including six women and children are left injured in terror attack and subsequent encounter so far.
The deceased soldiers were identified as Sub Madan Lal Choudhary, Sub Mohd Ashraf Nir, Hav Habibullah Qureshi, Naik Manzoor Ahmed, Lance Naik Mohd Iqbal and his father.
Defence sources told media that two jawans and a civilian lost their lives during the encounter last night while another army personnel succumbed to injuries in a hospital.
The officials said the operation was still on even as no more gun shots were fired at the shootout site after the death of the fourth militant. Searches are now going on to sanitise the camp.
A group of heavily armed Jaish-e-Muhammad militants entered the Sunjuwan army base station around 4.45 a.m. on Saturday.