An military car in flames after a terror attack in Mendhar in Poonch district, Thursday, April 20, 2023. Five troopers died and one other was critically injured in the strike.
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Army’s Northern Commander Lt. Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Sunday mentioned that essential motion is underway towards the terrorists chargeable for the lethal attack on a military truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district that left 5 troopers useless.
A large search operation to track down the terrorists is underway in Bhata Dhurian following the ambush on the military car carrying fruits and different objects to a border village for an Iftar that was to be hosted by the Rashtriya Rifles unit on Thursday night, officers mentioned.
In a tweet on its official deal with, the Army’s Northern Command shared Lt. Gen Dwivedi’s go to to the Command Hospital in Udhampur and his interplay with the survivor of the terror attack.
“#LtGenUpendraDwivedi #ArmyCdrNC interacted with the survivor of the 20 Apr 23 #Poonch incident at Command Hospital #Udhampur and assured that necessary action is underway,” learn the tweet accompanied by two photos of the soldier.
The Northern Army Commander on Saturday visited the attack website at Bhata Dhurian, an space that could be a most well-liked infiltration route for terrorists from throughout the Line of Control due to its topography, dense forest cowl and pure caves.
Lt. Gen Dwivedi reviewed the safety in the border space and the continued combing operation to track down the terrorists.
The Northern Command mentioned in a tweet that he was briefed on the actions undertaken up to now and exhorted the troops to be steadfast in their resolve.
While the search operation is underway amid a excessive alert in the dual border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, the visitors on Rajouri-Poonch freeway was restored on Sunday morning after remaining suspended since Thursday night, the officers mentioned.
They mentioned visitors was earlier diverted to different routes to safe the freeway which connects the dual border districts with Jammu.
The officers mentioned round 14-16 folks have been detained for questioning.
“Among those rounded up are two couples from Degwar in Poonch – Iqbal and his wife Mudifa and Salam Din and his wife Rashida,” an official supply mentioned, including additional investigation is on.
The slain troopers have been from a Rashtriya Rifles unit deployed for counter-terror operations.
Sources earlier mentioned the attack is suspected to have been carried out by a bunch of three to 4 terrorists.
The attackers presumably spent greater than a yr in Rajouri and Poonch and had enough information of the terrain, they added.
The Jammu and Kashmir Gaznavi Force (JKGF) is alleged to be energetic in the world and its “commander”, Rafiq Ahmed alias Rafiq Nayi, hails from the area.
Currently, three-four terrorist teams are energetic in the area of Rajouri and Poonch, the sources mentioned.
