Poonch terror attack update: Army launches operation to hunt down terrorists behind this attack
New Delhi, April 21: Following the terror attack on troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch that claimed the lives of five soldiers the previous day, the Indian Army on Friday launched a massive operation to hunt down a group of around six to seven terrorists who are behind this attack.
"The Army and security agencies have received inputs about the presence of six-seven terrorists operating in two groups in the Rajouri-Poonch sector near the area where the incident took place on Thursday," said defence sources.
Sources said this group was involved in the ambush of the Indian Army vehicle on Friday in the Poonch sector where five soldiers were killed. As a follow up, the Indian Army has launched multiple operations to nab the terror group.
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"Multiple special forces teams along with drones and surveillance helicopters have been rushed to the area to help carry out search and destroy ops there," sources said.
The security forces, including the Army, police and intelligence agencies are coordinating the operations.
As per the sources, the terrorists are suspected to be from the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and from Pakistan.
"More details are being ascertained about their route of ingress into the area. The search is being conducted extensively in the area where multiple cave-type natural structures are present," said sources.
Search operations are continuing and more details are awaited, the sources said.
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- ANI
