Army sentry observes suspicious movement near camp in Jammu, opens fire
An army trooper opened fire after observing suspicious movement outside a camp on Saturday, an official said and added a massive search operation was under way to secure the area.
The incident took place in the high-security Nagrota area on Saturday night, the official said.
On noticing suspicious movement near the perimeter, alert sentry at #Nagrota Military Station issued a challenge, leading to a brief exchange of fire with the suspect.
Sentry sustained a minor injury.
Search operations are underway to track the intruder(s)@adgpi…
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He said two people were found suspiciously moving near the camp, drawing suspicions of the alert sentry who opened fire after they ignored a warning to stop.
The two fled and a search operation was launched to trace them and neutralise any threats, the official said.
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