J-K: Police, bomb squad conduct search operations after five jawans killed in terror attack
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), April 21: Special Operations Group of police and a bomb disposal squad on Friday reached Pooch's Bhimber Gali in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri sector after five soldiers were killed in a terror attack on a military vehicle a day ago.
According to officials, vehicular movement in the area has been halted, and a search effort is underway.
Meanwhile, Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande and all ranks of the Indian Army salute the supreme sacrifice of the soldiers.
Earlier, the names of five soldiers killed in a terrorist attack on a truck in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch were released by the Indian Army.
According to the details revealed, four jawans who were killed in the attack were from Punjab. The deceased soldiers have been identified as havildar Mandeep Singh, lance naik Debashish Baswal, lance naik Kulwant Singh, sepoy Harkrishan Singh and Sepoy Sewak Singh, informed the Army's 16 Corps based in Nagrota.
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Expressing grief over the tragic incident, White Knight Corps said that it "salutes the sacrifice" of five soldiers who were killed in a terror attack and that it stands in solidarity with the bereaved families.
Earlier on Thursday, an Indian Army truck was attacked by unidentified terrorists, leaving five soldiers dead. The truck reportedly caught fire after the use of grenades by terrorists.
"An Army vehicle moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch in the Rajouri sector in J-K was fired upon by unidentified terrorists today. The vehicle caught fire, due to the likely use of grenades by terrorists," Army said on Thursday.
"Five personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles Unit deployed for Counter Terrorist operations, in this area, have unfortunately lost their lives in the incident," it added.
Meanwhile, a soldier who sustained serious injuries during the attack was immediately evacuated and rushed to the Army Hospital at Rajouri. He is currently under treatment.
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- ANI
