All the four heavily-armed militants involved in the strike were killed during a two-and-half-hour gun battle, military officials said.
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Attacking Pakistan over the attack, Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Nirmal Singh in a conversation with ANI said, “Separatists, militants and Pakistan are a part of this controversy against India”.
Branding Pakistan as a “terrorist state” and stating that it should be identified and isolated as such, the Home Minister added that there are definite and conclusive indications that the perpetrators of Uri attack were highly trained, heavily armed and specially equipped.
Terrorists attacked the army camp near Uri early Sunday morning, leading to the death of 17 soldiers.
“We salute all those martyred in Uri”.
“India will not be cowed down by such attacks, we will thwart the evil designs of terrorists and their backers”, the President said, without naming Pakistan.
Pakistan and India have been engaged in a back-and-forth over Kashmir since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in IHK sparked violent protests against Indian rule despite the imposition of multiple curfews in the region, leaving at least 87 civilians dead and thousands others injured.
The Army had reportedly sent three choppers from army’s 19 divisional headquarters in Baramulla to Uri. He said, those behind this terror incident would be brought to justice.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Union Home and Defence Secretaries and top Army, Paramilitary officials attended the meeting.
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He said he has spoken to Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on the situation in the wake of the terror attack.
