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New Delhi, Feb 12: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday left for Jammu and Kashmir to assess security situation arising in the wake of the terror attack on Sunjwan Army Camp in Jammu, sources in the Defence establishment said.
Five Army personnel attained martyrdom in the attack, while 11 people were injured, including three civilians.
A civilian was also killed by the Jaish-e-Mohammad operatives, while three militants were also neutralised.
On Saturday morning, a group of heavily armed men struck the sprawling camp of the 36 brigade of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry. UNI
‘4 injured, operation on’

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 10: The Government today informed the House that two Army personnel were killed in the ongoing Fidayeen attack on Sunjwan Military Station till the last reports came in.
Making a statement in the House regarding the incident, Minister for Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, A R Veeri said that at about 0410 hours a group of Fidayeen attacked Sunjwan Military Station (36 Brigade) resulting in death of Subedar Madan Lal Chowdhary and Subedar Mohammad Ashraf Mir besides four others, including a civilian, got injured who have been shifted to GMC Jammu for treatment.
The Minister informed the House that the whole area has been cordoned off by Army and the security forces and operation is underway as militants have taken refuge in JCO quarters in the area.
He said during the operation, Col Rohit Solanki, Havaldar Abdul Hamid and Lance Naik Bahadur Singh and Neha D/O of Subedar Madan Lal Chowdhary got injured who were initially shifted to Military Hospital Satwari and afterwards to Government Medical College, Jammu for treatment.
The Minister said the exact number of Fidayeen is still not known but as per the initial call received at Police Control Room (PCR) Jammu at around 0455 hours this morning, four to five militants are involved in the attack.
He said PCR Jammu immediately alerted all the concerned police establishments as well as Civil Administration regarding the incident.
The Minister said GMC Jammu has also been informed to be in readiness to deal with any exigency and ensure best medical care to the injured.


Srinagar, Feb 10: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and opposition National Conference (NC) working president Omar Abdullah have condemned the fidayeen attack on the Army camp in Sunjwan, Jammu, on Saturday morning and termed it 'disturbing'.
'Deeply disturbed by the terrorist attack in #Sunjwan today. My heart goes out to the injured & their families,' the Chief Minister said taking to micro-blogging site twitter.
In a tweet, Mr Abdullah said, 'News from Jammu & the encounter in #Sunjwan is extremely disturbing. Hoping for an end to the encounter without any loss of life among the security forces & their families.'
A group of fidayeen stormed into the camp early this morning at Sunjwan on Jammu-Pathankote road, six km from main city. UNI


New Delhi, Feb 10: In the wake of terror attack on an Army camp in Jammu on Saturday morning, Home Minister Rajnath Singh dialed to the Jammu and Kashmir Police and took stock of the situation. 
During his conversation, Mr Singh sought details from Jammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid in connection with the attack. 
“The Home Minister spoke to DG Jammu and Kashmir Police SP Vaid regarding the terrorist attack on Army camp in Jammu. The DGP has apprised him of the situation. The MHA is closely monitoring the situation,” the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a tweet.
In the early morning a group of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists attacked the Sunjwan Army camp in Jammu city, leaving two army personnel killed and six injured, sources in the Army said. UNI