Janjivan Bureau /Jammu: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the counter-terror operation at Sunjuwan military station was called off at 10.30 in the morning. However, the sanitisation operation is on.
Terrorists who attacked the military station belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammed, sponsored by Azhar Masood who is residing in Pakistan and deriving support from therein, she told the media. Earlier, the Defence Minister took an aerial review of the military station.
Pakistan will pay for this misadventure, she said. On FIR against Major Aditya in the Shopian firing incident, the Defence Minister said “we will stand by the Army and will not let anyone down”.
There were six fatal casualties, including a civilian, she said. “Three terrorists have been eliminated. There were reports of four terrorists. The fourth terrorist must have been a guide and may not have entered the Camp area.”
“Intelligence inputs show that terrorists were controlled by their handlers from across the border. Evidence being scrutinised by NIA. Pakistan expanding the arch of terror to areas south of Pir Panjal and resorting to ceasefire violations to assist infiltration,” Sitharaman said.
