Claim

In the Kaluchak military station attack, Pakistani terrorists entered a military post and massacred army families, including an 18-month-old child.

“आतंकवादी एक सैन्य चौकी में घुस गए और पाकिस्तानी आतंकवादियों द्वारा मारे गए 18 महीने के बच्चे सहित सैन्य परिवारों का नरसंहार कर दिया।”

Rationale

The core claim is factually correct: on 14 May 2002, three terrorists later confirmed to be Pakistani nationals entered the family quarters of the Kaluchak military station in Jammu and massacred army families — 31 people were killed in total, including soldiers' wives and around 10 children. The only imprecise detail is the child's age: no source corroborates an '18-month-old' victim; documented accounts cite child victims aged four to ten, and some report a two-month-old infant as the youngest killed. Since an infant was indeed among the victims, the age discrepancy is minor and does not change the substance of the claim.

Evidence

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaluchak_massacre Documents the 14 May 2002 Kaluchak attack: three militants, confirmed Pakistani nationals, attacked a bus and then the army family quarters, killing 31 in total — including 3 army personnel, 18 army family members, and 10 children aged four to ten. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.opindia.com/2020/05/kaluchak-massacre-all-you-need-to-know-jammu-kashmir-jihad-terrorists/ Recounts that the terrorists entered the army family quarters and killed 23 people there, including 10 children and 8 women; reports a two-month-old infant, Gagandeep, among the dead — younger than the 18 months claimed. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.jammukashmirnow.com/Encyc/2026/5/14/24-years-of-kaluchak-massacre-nation-remembers-31-lives-lost-in-brutal-terror-attack.html Anniversary coverage (May 2026, before the broadcast) confirming 31 killed including women and children when terrorists stormed the family quarters of the army station. ✓ reachable · archived