Ambala and Pathankot air force stations were also put on alert in the morning.Īll flight operations at Jammu Airport are normal. Three main airports - Srinagar Airport, Srinagar Technical Airport and Awantipora air base have been put on high alert after the blasts. On June 24, an alert that terrorists may carry out drone attacks was issued in Kashmir. The possibility of drone attacks and counter measures were discussed. Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, held an urgent meeting with officers of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Indian Air Force, National Security Guard, CRPF, Director Airport, Senior Superintendent of Police Budgam and others.Īirport security was reviewed at the meeting. Western Air Commander Air Marshal VR Chaudhari is on ground, senior IAF officials said. Necessary instructions have been passed to officers on ground for probe into the incident. Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, who is in Bangladesh on an official invitation, is constantly monitoring the situation. The drone seems to have been operated from within Jammu city, they said. Other sources have also said that the theory that the drone may have come from outside India seems to be unlikely as it cannot go undetected given the distance between the Air Force Station and the border. He said the conspiracy may have crossed the border but those who executed it were present within the border. In an exclusive interview with India Today, he said that the drone was operated by people near the attack site. Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Sunday termed the twin explosions at the high security Indian Air Force station in the Jammu airport a terror attack. Moreover, security agencies say news reports suggesting that the drone itself was an IED, are incorrect.ĪLSO READ: Top LeT terrorist among 3 killed in encounter with security forces in J-K's Baramulla 7) TWIN BLAST A TERROR ATTACK: J&K DGP DILBAGH SINGH Once the payload was dropped, the drone returned to wherever it came from, sources added. The drone was used only to drop the IEDs. Only splinters and remnants of explosives used in the blast have been recovered as of yet.
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Sources in the security establishment told India Today TV that no remnants of the drone were found at the blast site.
Police have registered an FIR and investigation is on," DGP Dilbagh Singh said, adding that the drone was operated by site near the scene of the attack. "Use of drone with payload in both the blasts at Jammu airfield suspected to drop the explosive material.
An IAF patrol team saw the ammunition being dropped, sources said. This is probably the first drone attack on any defence establishment in the country. It is suspected that low-flying drones were used to drop the two improvised explosive devices (IED). The blasts took place in the technical area near the hangars suggesting that the helicopters there were the targets. 5) INITIAL ASSESSMENT REPORTĪ big hole in the roof of a building inside the Jammu Air Force Station indicates that an aerial attack using drones was part of a plot to target helicopters, an initial assessment report said. All angles are being probed by the agency as well as police.Ī National Security Guard team and Special Forces team have also reached the station to collect evidence.
4) INVESTIGATION UNDERWAYĪpart from the Indian Air Force's internal assessment, a National Investigation Agency team has arrived at the air force station and has begun an extensive search at the site. Meanwhile, an FIR has also been registered at the Satwari Police station in Jammu under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. They have been picked up for questioning. Two suspects have been detained in Satwari area near the Air Force station in connection with the blasts. The two soldiers are under observation of the Air Force medical authorities and are doing fine, IAF officials said. They did not require hospitalisation and are out of danger.Īir Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria spoke over telephone to the two IAF personnel. Two Indian Air Force personnel suffered minor injuries. There were no casualties in the incident.
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