Indian Army has launched a massive operation in the Rajouri-Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir to hunt down a group of around six to seven terrorists who are believed to be behind the ambush of an Indian Army vehicle in the Poonch sector that resulted in the deaths of five soldiers. The army and security agencies have received inputs about the presence of the terrorists in the area, and multiple special forces teams, along with drones and surveillance helicopters, have been deployed to help carry out search and destroy operations. The terrorists are suspected to be from the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and from Pakistan. The search operations are being conducted extensively in the area, which has multiple cave-type natural structures. Search operations are ongoing, and more details are awaited. 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.
The terrorists involved in the ambush of the Indian Army vehicle in the Poonch sector are suspected to be from the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and from Pakistan. The security forces are still trying to ascertain the exact route of ingress taken by the terrorists into the area. The search operation is being conducted extensively in the region, especially in the areas where multiple cave-type natural structures are present. The search operations are ongoing, and more details are awaited.