JKEDI Siege

The JKEDI Siege was a terrorist attack that took place on 20th Feb, 2016 around 4:30 PM. It took place at Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurs Development Institute, Pampore on the outskirts of Srinagar in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The siege continued for more than 48 hours.

On 20th Feb, 2016 around 4:30 PM, three terrorists belonging to LeT attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy leaving 11 CRPF personnel injured on the highway near Sempora, where the JKEDI building is situated.

After attacking the convoy, they took shelter in the building. After the rescue of all employees in the building, the security forces cordoned the building where terrorists were holed up. The encounter between the terrorists and the security forces lasted for about 48 hours, resulting in the deaths of all three terrorists, three army soldiers of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, and a civilian. A JKEDI Gardener was also killed during the exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists.[1][2][3]

According to an army officer, with the surrounding terrain the terror group targeted the JKEDI establishment as the building was tall and made of concrete which gave a strategic advantage to the terrorists.[4] The road on which the institute lies connects the capital Srinagar with South Kashmir. This road is not only a local lifeline for supplies but is also the only all-weather road link used by the army to reach Srinagar-based 15 Corps HQ. There is also a large section of marshy land that separates the JKEDI complex from Jhelum river. Local police had on many occasions proposed securing the building with security forces.[5] These proposals, however, were dismissed after the JKEDI administration said that a police presence would potentially scare away young boys and girls from visiting the area.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pampore encounter in its final stage, govt building, where terrorists are holed up, on fire". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Militants kill three CRPF soldiers and a civilian in J & K highway". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  3. ↑ "JKEDI Siege". JKNN. Jammu Kashmir News Network. 23 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Toll Rises to Six as Two Army Captains Killed in Srinagar Siege". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  5. ↑ Ojha, Saengeeta. "India Today".
  6. ↑ Desk, NewsGram News. "Kashmir attack: Why JKEDI was an easy target for the terrorists? - NewsGram". NewsGram. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
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