Jammu: Sunjwan terror attack case handed over to NIA, say MHA sources

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has handed over the investigation in the Sunjuwan terror attack case from Jammu and Kashmir to the National Investigation Agency.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has handed over the investigation in the Sunjuwan terror attack case from Jammu and Kashmir to the National Investigation Agency, officials said.

The terrorists had attacked a Central Industrial Security Force bus. Security forces had killed two suicide attackers (fidayeen) in the operation.

One security personnel died and at least nine others — including Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawans — were injured in an encounter in the Jalalabad Sunjwan area of Jammu district early on April 22.

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Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed in the encounter. According to the sources, the terrorists were part of an infiltration module. They appeared to have been Fidayeens or suicide attackers, a security official said. “They were carrying a large amount of ammunition,” the official added.

The incident took place around about 4.25 am on Friday near Chaddha Camp in Jammu. CISF sources said a bus carrying 15 CISF personnel was attacked by terrorists when they were on their way to the area where terrorists were said to be trapped.

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