Defence Minister Manohar Parrikkar said, "I think the standard operating procedure wasn't followed properly," adding that the situation will be clearer after an inquiry."
An inquiry has already been ordered into the incident. "I have asked the Home Secretary to send two-member committee to Pampore to report if there were any lapses, so we correct them and our soldiers don't have to lose their lives in future," said Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Two AK-47 rifles, ammunition and six hand grenades were recovered from the two terrorists.
Asked if an escort vehicle would have made a difference, Krishna Reddy, Special Director General of CRPF, said, "In no counterinsurgency situation you can go back and say you could have or that. Every situation is different and innovative".
An operation is on to look for two more terrorists. (PTI photo)
Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba has claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack, carried out by at least two terrorists, who were carrying AK-47s and hand grenades. It was the worst attack over the last three years in the state. In August last year a terrorist was caught alive when he and another terrorist attacked a BSF bus in Udhampur.
The attack was also the fourth on security forces in the state this month. The last three major strikes along the Jammu-Srinagar Highway have killed at least 17 security personnel and injured several others.
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