MEA summons Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit, says 'India ready to provide finger prints, DNA samples of terrorists killed in Uri'

Four terrorists who stormed the Army base on Sunday killing 18 soldiers belonged to LeT, investigations have shown.

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Delhi: Three days after the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri sector, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit was summoned by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Wednesday.

Later, addressing the press, MEA spokesperson said, "Foreign Secretary told Pakistan High Commissioner that even now two encounters between terrorists and Indian Army are underway at the border. We demand that Pakistan lives up to its public commitment of not allowing terror against India."

"Uri attack shows that terror machinery in Pakistan is still thriving," he further said, and added, "We have recovered a number of items like Pakistan mark grenades, communication equipment and food and medicines made in Pakistan. India is ready to provide finger prints and DNA samples of terrorists killed in Uri."

#UriAttack Foreign Secretary Jaishankar summons Pakistan High Commissioner Basit to MEA — Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) September 21, 2016

We demand that Pakistan lives up to its public commitment to refrain from supporting & sponsoring terrorism against India #UriAttack pic.twitter.com/fytV5fcgl2

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) September 21, 2016

Uri terrorists cut fence at two places, belonged to LeT: Probe

Meanwhile, four terrorists who stormed the Army base on Sunday killing 18 soldiers belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and managed to sneak in by cutting the perimeter fencing of the highly-guarded army installation at two places, investigations have shown.

In an indication that the terrorists were well-versed of the layout of the Army base close to the Line of Control (LoC), the assailants locked the cooking room and store from outside to prevent the soldiers from leaving before setting them afire, sources privy to the probe said today.

The investigators are not ruling out "insider help" to the terrorists in view of the precise nature of the actions undertaken by the intruders once inside the Army base, the sources said, adding the attackers first cut the perimeter fencing at two places, as per PTI.

After locking the cooking room and store, two of the terrorists started moving towards the officers quarters within the base but they were gunned down before they could inflict any further damage, they said.

The two Global Positioning System (GPS) sets recovered from the slain militants were damaged during the attack and have been handed over to the NIA, which is probing the case.

The four intruders, who had crossed in from Pakistan- occupied Kashmir (Pok) a day earlier, were affiliated to LeT as the terrorist module bore striking resemblance to the group from the same Pakistan-based terror outfit eliminated in Poonch on September 11, the sources said.

Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Ranbir Singh had told reporters hours after the attack that as per initial reports the slain terrorists belonged to Jaish-e- Mohammad(JeM), also a Pakistan-based terror outfit.

"All four killed were foreign terrorists and had carried with them items which had Pakistani markings. Initial reports indicate that the slain terrorists belong to Jaish-E-Mohammed tanzeem," Lt Gen Singh had said.

The terrorists both at Uri and Poonch were carrying small plastic bottles containing a concoction of petroleum jelly and gelatin which was used to set the soldiers' tents on fire, the sources said.

(With PTI inputs)