TWIN FIDAYEEN ATTACKS IN SAMBA & HIRANAGAR: LT COL & 11 OTHERS MARTYRED
Pakistani Terrorists Hijack Truck, Storm Hiranagar Police Station & 16 Cavalry Army Camp
On the morning of 26 September 2013, three heavily armed Pakistani fidayeen crossed the international border in Kathua, hijacked a truck, and stormed Hiranagar Police Station, killing four policemen and two civilians.
They then drove to Samba and barged into the Officers' Mess of the 16 Cavalry armored unit, martyring Second-in-Command Lt Col Bikramjit Singh and three soldiers before being neutralized in a 9-hour siege.
The attack took place days before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was scheduled to meet Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
📌 Key Figures & Decision Makers
- ▸ Lt Col Bikramjit Singh (16 Cavalry)
- ▸ Sushilkumar Shinde
- ▸ Manmohan Singh
- • Indian Army Operational Report on Samba-Hiranagar Fidayeen Infiltration (HQ Northern Command, 2013)