A search operation began after a terrorist attack on an Army vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday. According to sources, no casualties have been reported so far. The firing took place on a Commanding Officer's (CO) vehicle.
"At around 6 pm today, a security forces convoy of vehicles was fired upon by suspected terrorists from a jungle near Krishna Ghati in Poonch sector. No casualties to own troops. Joint search operations by Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police are in progress," 16 Corps, Indian Army said on sociam media platform X.
"In the firing incident near Krishna Ghati, Poonch sector on a convoy of Security Forces. Alert troops followed drills and procedures and withheld fire due to the presence of villagers," the Indian Army further informed.
This is the second such incident within a month. Earlier, four jawans were killed and three got injured when terrorists ambushed two Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on December 21.
The vehicles came under attack in the Savni area on the Thanamandi-Surankote road. It was carrying jawans from Bafliaz area, where a cordon and search operation against terrorists has been underway since December 20.
Meanmwhile, Chief of Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande said that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri-Poonch region is a matter of 'concern' and enhancing deployment of troops, boosting intelligence apparatus and reaching out to local people are part of measures being initiated to contain terrorist activities in the area.
Reported by Rahi Kapoor
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