Jammu terror strike: Pregnant woman injured in Sunjuwan army camp attack delivers baby girl

Jammu: A pregnant woman, who was injured in an attack by armed terrorists on the family quarters at the Sunjuwan military camp in Jammu, delivered a baby girl in the hospital on Sunday.

Rifleman Nazir Ahmed and his pregnant wife were injured in the firing by the terrorists and were shifted to the Military Hospital at Satwari in Jammu, an army official said.

Army doctors saved life of a pregnant lady injured in terror attack on #SunjwanArmyCamp, she delivered a baby girl through c-section last night; lady says, 'I am very thankful to them for saving me and my baby' pic.twitter.com/iOSwLhsnrv

— ANI (@ANI) February 11, 2018

“The army doctors worked all night to save the life of the severely injured pregnant woman with gunshots wounds and helped her deliver a baby girl, following a caesarean section operation,” Jammu-based army PRO Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand told PTI. “Both the mother and the baby are stable,” he added.

This wasn't a routine case. As a gynaecologist, it is always our motto that mother should come alone & go with a healthy baby in her lap. It's a very joyful moment for my hospital & our team. Patient is really happy: Gynecologist #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/fe0zmFTzbI

— ANI (@ANI) February 11, 2018

Y'day evening, amid all other injury cases, there was a challenging case in which a lady in her advance pregnancy stage came with a gunshot wound. Am extremely happy & proud that my team took care of both & brought into this world a healthy crying female child:Hospital commandant pic.twitter.com/RBGqcLiTFH

— ANI (@ANI) February 11, 2018

Lieutenant Colonel Anand said the condition of a 14-year-old boy, who was admitted to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his head, however, remained critical.

Five army men, including two junior commissioned officers (JCOs), and the father of an army man died, 11 others were injured, besides three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists were killed in the two-day gunbattle, following the terror attack on the military camp on Saturday.