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1/ In the early hours of February 10, 2018, eight-year-old Gurugu Hima Priya was in her house inside the Sunjuwan Military Station in Jammu when the area came under a terrorist attack.
1/ In the early hours of February 10, 2018, eight-year-old Gurugu Hima Priya was in her house inside the Sunjuwan Military Station in Jammu when the area came under a terrorist attack.
2/ When some militants barged into their house, Hima Priya and her mother locked themselves up in a room which led the militants to throw a grenade at the door. The grenade slipped through a part of the door, causing multiple splinter injuries on the mother.
3/ She fell on the floor and began to bleed profusely. Thereafter, Hima Priya opened the door and engaged in a conversation with the militants. They kept a gun pointed at her head for about eight hours but she continued to interact with them.
4/ Meanwhile, security forces surrounded the house. Her conversation with the militants finally led them to allow her mother to exit the house for medical attention. She also ensured that while her mother was being taken out, none of the soldiers were exposed to militant attack.
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