Srinagar: One BSF jawan was killed when militants attacked two adjoining camps of Army and the paramilitary force at Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir.
The jawan who was killed has been identified as Constable Nitin. One BSF Constable Pulwinder was also injured in the attack. Both belong to the 40th battalion of the BSF, officials said.
The terrorists - who reportedly managed to escape - are believed to have entered the RR premises through the adjacent BSF camp and there was firing reported from adjacent houses located near the camp on Sunday night.
The heavily-armed terrorists attacked the two camps belonging to Rashtriya Rifles and Border Security Force late last night, leading to a fierce gun-battle with the security forces.
Following the firefight, one BSF personnel, who was hit by bullets, succumbed to his injuries later, a Home Ministry spokesperson said in New Delhi.
IG BSF, Vikash Chandra said, "The injured jawan is stable and the situation is under control in Baramulla. On Sunday night, two BSF Jawans who were on bunker duty on the banks of Jhelum noticed a suspicious movement and challenged them. The terrorist lobbed grenades and fled away after we strongly retaliated."
On Monday morning a massive combing operation was launched and the entire area has been cordoned off. Meanwhile, security has been beefed up across the state and bordering areas in J&K.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval discussed the incident and necessary instructions have been given to the forces.
Singh also spoke to Director General of BSF KK Sharma and asked him to provide all possible treatment to the injured jawan.
This was the first major attack on security forces by terrorists after the Indian Army launched surgical strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir last week.
The attack comes despite intelligence inputs about possible terrorist attacks on security installations in Jammu and Kashmir following the operations in PoK on September 29.
The strike comes exactly a fortnight after terrorists struck at army brigade headquarters at Uri, 102 kms from here, killing 19 soldiers.
Earlier, Pakistani troops launched firing and shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwala sector of Jammu district.
On Saturday, Pakistani troops shelled Indian posts and civilian areas with mortar bombs, rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and heavy machine guns (HMG) amid small arms firing along LoC in positions along LoC in Pallanwala and Chhamb areas.
(With PTI inputs)
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