Bravery of the wives of two Army officers who were staying in the family quarters helped in averting a major hostage crisis during the encounter that took place in Nagrota today.
Soon after the heavily armed terrorists disguised in police uniform entered an Army unit located within three kms from the headquarters of the 16 Corps, they wanted to enter the family quarters where they could take the families of the soldiers and officers hostage.
However, due to the bravery of these two women, who were staying in the family quarters along with their newborns, the plans of the terrorists could not materialise.
“The wives of the two army officers, who were on night duty when the encounter broke out, displayed exemplary courage as they blocked the entry of their quarters with all the household items, making it difficult for the terrorists to break into the houses,” sources said.
“Had the women not shown this alertness, the terrorists would have been able to take them hostage and would have succeeded in causing huge damage to the Army and the families,” they said.
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