Home Ministry hands over Jammu Air Force Station attack case to NIA

 New Delhi, June 29: In the major development, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has given charge of the probe into the first-of-its-kind terror attack at the Indian Air Force station. The decision was taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday.

 

 

The Home Ministry spokesperson informed that the investigation into the attack on the Jammu air force station has been handed over to the NIA.

 

 

 

On Sunday, drones dropped two bombs at IAF station, causing minor injuries to two personnel. The explosions took place around 1.40 am within six minutes of each other. The first blast ripped off the roof of a single-story building at the technical area of the airport manned by the IAF in the Satwari area on the outskirts of the city. The second one was on the ground.

 

"Two low-intensity explosions were reported early Sunday morning in the technical area of Jammu Air Force Station. One caused minor damage to the roof of a building while the other exploded in an open area," the IAF said in a tweet.

 

 

On the other hand, a special bomb squad team of the National Security Guard (NSG) has also examined the nature of the blast at Jammu Air Force Station. The NSG team is trying to ascertain whether RDX or TNT was used in the blast.

 

According to the source, the investigators were also probing the possibility of drones having been launched from nearby locations in Jammu even as drones were seen hovering close to the Army facilities in the city.