2016 Baramulla attack
2016 militant attack in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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The attack was said to have begun at 10:30 PM local time, with at least one officer of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killed and a number injured. Two militants were also reportedly killed. The attack came within weeks after militants attacked an Indian Army installation in Baramulla district's Uri area.
According to India Today, the attackers were Handeef alias Hilal, 23, and Ali, 22, Pakistani nationals belonging to Masood Azhar's Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant organization .
On 6 October, the Indian army exchanged fire with militants Kupwara district, and 3 militants were killed.
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