Uri Terror Attack: Parrikar Briefs PM Modi, Rajnath Calls Review Meet

Srinagar: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Uri terror attack and also submitted a report based on how the attack took place.

Union Home Minister Home Minister Rajnath Singh too called for a high level review meet at 10 AM.

Later in the afternoon Rajnath Singh, Parrikar along with top security officials met PM to discuss on what would be India's stand after the Uri attack.

Sources in the home ministry said that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to probe the attack. A team of NIA officials already reached Uri and waiting for final approvals to initiate probe.

Four terrorists sneaked into an army camp in Uri town early on Sunday and martyred 17 soldiers. All four heavily-armed terrorists were also killed at the end of a gun battle that lasted for more than four hours.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemns the attack.

The Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi also was asked to visit Srinagar on Monday to meet top state officials to review security measures in the state.

The government reacted strongly to the audacious attack and Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned it.

"We strongly condemn the cowardly terror attack in Uri. I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished," Modi had tweeted.

Union Minister MJ Akbar said, "Pakistan has reduced itself to 'pariah status' in international community because of its hypocrisy and terror sponsorship."

DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh claimed the terrorists belonged to the Pakistan based group Jaish-e-Mohammed. "We have found Pakistani markings from the seized items of the slain terrorists. The marking suggests that they came from Pakistan," he said.

The terrorists managed to enter the army camp from the rear reportedly after cutting the barbed wire fencing. Surprisingly, they managed to overcome a 10 feet boundary wall – unchallenged and resorted to indiscriminate firing.

They also lobbed grenades at tents where soldiers were asleep, catching them unawares. Most of the martyred soldiers were from the Bihar Regiment. Two soldiers of the Dogra Regiment also died.

Uri is close to the Line of Control (LoC), which divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan. The camp is close to the headquarters of army's 12 Brigade.