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{{Short description|Attack on an Indian base in Jammu and Kashmir}}
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| partof = [[Kashmir conflict]]
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| location = Nagrota
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| date = 29 November 2016
| time = 5.30<ref name="Nagrota and Samba attack in Kashmir: Top 5 key points to know">{{Cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/nagrota-attacks-10-points-to-describe-everything-about-attack/459621/ |title=Nagrota and Samba attack in Kashmir: Top 5 key points to know |publisher=The Financial Express |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref>
| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| type = [[Terrorism]]<br>[[Hostage situation]]<br>[[Mass shooting]]
| fatalities = 10 (7 soldiers, 3 Terrorist)<ref name="Nagrota terror attack: 7 Army personnel martyred; 16 rescued in hostage-like situation">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Nagrota-terror-attack-7-Army-personnel-martyred-16-rescued-in-hostage-like-situation/articleshow/55689170.cms? |title=Nagrota terror attack: 7 Army personnel martyred; 16 rescued in hostage-like situation |work=The Times of India |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref>
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| perpetrator = [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]]<ref>{{cite news |title=NIA takes custody of JeM operative involved in 2016 Nagrota army camp terror attack |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/nia-takes-custody-of-jem-operative-involved-in-2016-nagrota-army-camp-terror-attack/articleshow/64332413.cms?from=mdr |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=26 May 2018}}</ref>
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| weapons = [[AK-47|AK-47 rifles]], several [[Magazine (firearms)|magazines]], [[Grenade|hand grenades]], [[40 mm grenade|UBGL grenades]]<ref name="Nagrota attack: Army releases list of 7 martyrs killed in terror strike">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/nagrota-terrorists-attack-army-camp-martyrs-list-4402101/ |title=Nagrota attack: Army releases list of 7 martyrs killed in terror strike |publisher=The Indian Express |date=30 November 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Nagrota attack: Police probing JeM links">{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-nagrota-attack-police-probing-jem-links-2278571 |title=Nagrota attack: Police probing JeM links |publisher=DNA India |date=1 December 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref>
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{{Terrorist attacks in India (since 2001)}}

The [[Indian Army]] base in [[Nagrota]], in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] was attacked on 29 November 2016 by a group of  militants.

During the ensuing gun battle, seven Indian soldiers, including two officers and all three militants were killed.<ref name="Nagrota terror attack: 7 Army personnel martyred; 16 rescued in hostage-like situation"/><ref name="J&K: Seven army men killed in terror attack at Army post in Nagrota, all terrorists neutralised">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jk-2-officers-5-jawans-killed-after-militants-attack-army-post-in-nagrota-4401754/ |title=J&K: Seven army men killed in terror attack at Army post in Nagrota, all terrorists neutralised |publisher=The Indian Express |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="7 soldiers, 6 militants killed in twin attacks near Jammu">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/7-soldiers-6-militants-killed-in-twin-attacks-near-Jammu/article16719557.ece?homepage=true |title=7 soldiers, 6 militants killed in twin attacks near Jammu |work=The Hindu |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Militants Attack Indian Army Base in Nagrota, Inflaming Tensions With Pakistan">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/world/asia/kashmir-jammu-attack.html |title=Militants Attack Indian Army Base in Nagrota, Inflaming Tensions With Pakistan |work=The New York Times |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref>

==Background==
Since the killing of [[Burhan Wani]], Kashmir has seen an increase in [[2016 Kashmir unrest|violence and civic disobedience]]. This also increased tensions since the [[2016 Uri attack]] and the ensuing Indian retaliatory [[2016 Indian Line of Control strike|surgical strike]] operation.

==Attack==
On the morning of 29 November at around 5:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]],<ref name="Nagrota and Samba attack in Kashmir: Top 5 key points to know"/><ref name="7 soldiers, 6 militants killed in twin attacks near Jammu"/> three militants Numan, Aadil and Khalid dressed in Indian police uniforms attacked the [[Indian Army]]'s 166 Field Regiment unit in the town of [[Nagrota]], near the [[Jammu|Jammu city]] in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Nagrota terror attack: 7 Army personnel martyred; 16 rescued in hostage-like situation"/><ref name="J&K: Seven army men killed in terror attack at Army post in Nagrota, all terrorists neutralised"/><ref name="7 soldiers, 6 militants killed in two terror attacks in Jammu">{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/291116/terror-attack-on-army-camp-near-jammu-2-soldiers-injured.html |title=7 soldiers, 6 militants killed in two terror attacks in Jammu |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Terrorists attack army camp in Nagrota, Jammu; two militants killed, three jawans martyred ">{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/militants-attack-army-camp-in-nagrota-jammu/articleshow/55677630.cms |title=Terrorists attack army camp in Nagrota, Jammu; two militants killed, three jawans martyred |publisher=The Economic Times |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="nagrota_under_seige">{{cite book |last1=Arora |first1=Bhaavna |title=Nagrota Under Siege |date=24 Dec 2024 |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |isbn=978-0143470656 |page=151}}</ref> Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer were killed in the initial gun battle.<ref name="Nagrota terror attack: 7 Army personnel martyred; 16 rescued in hostage-like situation"/><ref name="J&K: Seven army men killed in terror attack at Army post in Nagrota, all terrorists neutralised"/><ref name="7 soldiers, 6 militants killed in twin attacks near Jammu"/><ref name="7 Indian Army Soldiers Dead As Terrorists Storm Army Camp In Nagrota And Take Hostages">{{Cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/11/29/7-indian-army-soldiers-dead-as-terrorists-storm-army-camp-in-nag/ |title=7 Indian Army Soldiers Dead As Terrorists Storm Army Camp In Nagrota And Take Hostages |work=The Huffington Post |date=29 November 2016 |orig-year=30 November 2016}}</ref>

The militants then divided themselves into two groups, entered the living quarters of the base and opened fire with [[AK-47]]s 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.<ref name="Nagrota terror attack: 7 Army personnel martyred; 16 rescued in hostage-like situation" /><ref name="J&K: Seven army men killed in terror attack at Army post in Nagrota, all terrorists neutralised" /><ref name="7 soldiers, 6 militants killed in twin attacks near Jammu" /><ref name="7 Indian Army Soldiers Dead As Terrorists Storm Army Camp In Nagrota And Take Hostages" /> According to a statement from the Defence public relations office, "there was [a] hostage-like situation which was successfully neutralised."<ref name="J&K: Seven army men killed in terror attack at Army post in Nagrota, all terrorists neutralised" /> In the resultant gun battle, all three militants were killed and the hostages were freed by the Indian Army. Three more Indian soldiers, including an officer, were killed in the rescue operation.<ref name="Nagrota terror attack: 7 Army personnel martyred; 16 rescued in hostage-like situation" /><ref name="J&K: Seven army men killed in terror attack at Army post in Nagrota, all terrorists neutralised" /><ref name="7 soldiers, 6 militants killed in twin attacks near Jammu" /><ref name="7 soldiers, 6 militants killed in two terror attacks in Jammu" /><ref name="7 Indian Army Soldiers Dead As Terrorists Storm Army Camp In Nagrota And Take Hostages" /> Two officers of rank major, [[Akshay Girish Kumar]] and Gosavi Kunal Mannadir lost their lives in the initial response before the terrorists were neutralized.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhukalya |first1=Anwesha |title=Here's What You Should Know About The Nagrota Martyrs, Major Akshay Girish Kumar And Major Gosavi Kunal Mannadir |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/heres-what-you-should-know-about-the-nagrota-martyrs-major-aks_in_5c11f549e4b003d830eb12d8 |work=HuffPost |date=30 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nagrota terror attack: NIA chargesheet names JeM chief's brother, 13 others |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nagrota-terror-attack-nia-chargesheet-names-jem-chief-s-brother-13-others-118112001417_1.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com |agency=[[Business Standard]] |date=Nov 20, 2018}}</ref>{{AI-retrieved source|date=March 2026|checked=no}}
<ref>{{cite news |title=Nagrota Terror Attack: Police Probing Jaish-e-Mohammed Links |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nagrota-terror-attack-police-probing-jaish-e-mohammed-links-1632438?utm_source=chatgpt.com |work=[[NDTV]] |date=Dec 1, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>{{AI-retrieved source|date=March 2026|checked=no}} 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==
*[[List of terrorist incidents in November 2016]]

==References==
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