Air force spokeswoman Rochelle D’Silva says the gunmen entered the living quarters of the Pathankot air force base, about 267 miles north of New Delhi, but were not able to penetrate the area with fighter helicopters and other equipment.
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Indian security forces intercepted the gunmen, and two of the militants died in the ensuing gunfight.
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Indian security sources said that, based on their initial analysis, the attack may have been carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammed, or the Army of Mohammed, a militant group based in Pakistan that demands independence for Indian-ruled Kashmir.
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The Rajya Sabha member also demanded that New Delhi take up the issue with Islamabad and push for action against the ones responsible for the attack. Four Indian security personnel were injured.
Authorities had put Punjab on high alert Friday after five gunmen in army fatigues hijacked a auto driven by a senior police officer, which was later found abandoned on a highway connecting Pathankot to Kashmir.
The attack comes days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore, Pakistan on December 25. Four attackers killed in gun battle with security forces.
The entire area has been cordoned off, police said.
“Due to the effective preparation and coordinated efforts by all the security agencies a group of terrorists were detected by the aerial surveillance platforms as soon as they entered the Air Force Station at Pathankot”.
Firing is still on near the Air Force base Chakki river. An official vehicle was used as a decoy to start the attack.
Apart from the Punjab Police, teams of the National Security Guard (NSG) had been called in for help. “The situation is under control”, Mohanty said.
9 am: According to Times Now, a terror module from Bahawalpur in Pakistan was behind the attack.
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In July, three gunmen dressed in army uniforms opened fire on a bus and then attacked a police station in the nearby Gurdaspur district of Punjab, killing seven people including four policemen.
