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2016 Nagrota army base attack

The Indian Army base in Nagrota, in Jammu and Kashmir was attacked on 29 November 2016 by a group of militants.

Background
Since the killing of Burhan Wani, Kashmir has seen an increase in violence and civic disobedience. This also increased tensions since the 2016 Uri attack and the ensuing Indian retaliatory surgical strike operation. ==Attack==
Attack
On the morning of 29 November at around 5:30 IST, Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer were killed in the initial gun battle. The militants then divided themselves into two groups, entered the living quarters of the base and opened fire with AK-47s and grenades. They took into hostage at least two infants, two women and over a dozen soldiers. A stand-off then ensued with the security forces. ==Organizational accountability==
Organizational accountability
Investigation done by National Investigation Agency (NIA) India for around 2 years, revealed this terrorist operation was owned by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) deputy chief Abdul Rauf Azhar as per the final chargesheet. The final report provided detailed information on how the three terrorists came to India, arranged finances and took local help to execute the mission. ==See also==
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