The army camp is surrounded by the Pir Panjal mountain range on three sides and behind the peaks is the Line of Control which divides J&K.
After the deadly suicide attack that killed Indian Army soldiers in Uri on Sunday, security agencies are conducting a thorough probe as to how the militants were able to get through. While the stock taking is continuing some initial details of the investigation have come out.
The army camp is surrounded by the Pir Panjal mountain range on three sides and behind the peaks is the Line of Control which divides J&K. Security officials maintain that the militants used the route closest to the army camp which passes through Sukhdar village that lies at a distance of four kilometers from the camp. It is around this area that the security agencies believe that the suicide bombers had rested before attacking the camp.
Speaking to dna, sources privy to the probe's findings said, "There are a couple of possibilities as to when the group entered into Indian side of the LoC. If an insider was accompanying them, then the group might have entered on Saturday itself or Sunday. Investigators have not recovered any spare clothes till now so the group was dressed in army fatigues."
Sources also contend that around 5.30 on Sunday morning, after breaking into two groups and breaching the camp in two places, the second group then divided into three. Two of them proceeded towards the barracks, one of them advanced towards the officer's mess and the third towards the administration block of the base camp. It was at the barracks when the group of two noticed diesel barrels that store the fuel for the generator set located near-by.
"We suspect that the plan was to first fire indiscriminately and hurl grenades at the most vulnerable spots within the camp. However seeing the diesel the terrorists began hurling 12-15 grenades at the fuel and within minutes three barracks perished along with the personnel inside."
Investigators also believe that a guide, most likely from Uri, had accompanied the terrorists till the army camp was in their plain sight. If no involvement of an insider is found it only shows a dangerous trend which is that terrorists can strike purely depending on GPS sets which provide a detailed recce provided to them before they leave Pakistan, officials said. "From Uri to Pathankot, the terrorists are trying to establish a perimeter and telling us that they can strike anywhere."
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