Sunjwan attack: Residents provide snacks, meals to security forces

Representation picAs the operation to flush out JeM terrorists who stormed an Army camp here entered the second day local residents have been frequenting the area to serve meals and snacks to police and paramilitary personnel camped there The admiring gesture by residents of Sainik Colony have also been wellreceived by the mediapersons stationed there The residents pooled their resources and have been serving meals tea snacks and water to hundreds of people mostly police and paramilitary personnel and scribes camping outside the main gate of the sprawling military station since yesterdayIts a small effort on our part We want to contribute to the nation and decided to provide tea and snacks to the security forces deployed outside and to the mediapersons Sanjeev Manmotra who is leading the initiative told PTI He said their effort was also aimed at sending a message to the misguided youth in the Kashmir Valley who target security forces with stones during antiterrorist operations Two Army personnel including a junior commissioned officer JCO were killed and nine others injured when the JaisheMohammad terrorists stormed the camp early yesterdayTwo attackers in combat gear have been killed by the Army and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from them An operation to flush out surviving terrorists is still underway They security forces are sacrificing their lives to ensure our safety and it is our responsibility to do whatever possible to help them especially during such a situation Manmotra state president of Bharat Tibet Sahyog Manch said However another volunteer Prakash Singh Jamwal said the forum had nothing to do with the initiative We have come together and are spending from our own pockets he said Jamwal said the Army was battling it out with the terrorists and as nationalists we want to contribute Since we cannot fight the terrorists we took this initiative Manmotra said they provided lunch dinner and snacks to 500 people yesterdayWe are Indians and it is our responsibility to see that our forces do not go hungry while on duty He said they had to buy fresh stock this morning BJP and Bajrang Dal activists had visited the area yesterday and staged antiPakistan demonstrations to condemn the attack and express solidarity with the security forces The activists also raised proArmy and proIndia slogans Jammubased Army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand told PTI that the operation against the terrorists was still on There was no firing since last night the officer said adding that bodies of only two terrorists have been recovered from the encounter site Yesterdays attack on the Army camp happened nearly 15 months after the Jammu region was hit by a similar attack On November 29 2016 terrorists had stormed the Armys Nagrota camp on the outskirts of Jammu city killing seven Army personnel including two officers Three terrorists were also gunned downCatch up on all the latest Mumbai National and International news hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the goThe contentreporting displayed on our website wwwmiddaycom is provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE by us from third party agencies sources without any verification from our side It may contain error bugs and other limitations The readers can rely on the content at their own will Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability data text images video messages or any other material whatsoever or for any claimslossaction that the reader may suffer as a result of relying on the content on our site Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever