The first incident of terrorists using ladders to cross the fence was reported in Machil sector of North Kashmir earlier this year.
The army has launched an internal inquiry into the incident and removed Uri Brigade commander K Soma Shanker.
Preliminary investigations suggested the terrorists had entered the area at least a day before mounting the brazen assault.
The inquiry, which will be completed in a time-bound manner, will also suggest measures to prevent such attacks in future. Pakistan-based groups were now indulging more in “shallow infiltration” during which the terrorists, after crossing the LoC, target the first available army camp or security establishment.
During the investigation it was found that the terrorists had sneaked into the army camp by cutting the perimeter fencing of the highly-guarded installation at one place.
In an indication that the terrorists were well aware of the layout of the base close to the LoC, the assailants had locked the kitchen and store from outside to prevent the soldiers present inside from leaving before setting the structures on fire, they said.
The investigators also said the four terrorists might have sneaked in from PoK on the intervening night of September 16/17 and stayed put at village Sukhdar, overlooking the Brigade headquarter.
Sukhdar village is located at a vantage point allowing an unhindered view of the army base and movement of personnel inside it.
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