Away from their home in the service of nation Indian Army jawans on Wednesday evening celebrated Deepawali at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
Following the Akhnoor encounter, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that encounters in the Union Territory keeps taking place, adding that "there is nothing new."
"Leaving New Delhi for Tawang on a two day visit to Arunachal Pradesh. Looking forward to interact with Armed Forces personnel and attend the inaugural ceremony of a museum dedicated to brave Indian Army officer Major Ralengnao Bob Khathing," Rajnath Singh posted on X.
Major General, Indian Army, Sameer Shrivastava said on Tuesday that security forces used an unnamed vehicle and artificial intelligence during the encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor. Three terrorists have been killed during the operation.
The anti-terror operation was part of Indian security forces' counter-offensive Operation Asan, launched after terrorists attacked an Army convoy in the Battal area on October 28.
In a poignant turn during a fierce counter-terror operation on October 28 in the Battal area of Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor, Phantom, a Belgian Malinois sniffer dog from the Indian Army, made the ultimate sacrifice while pursuing terrorists.
In their ongoing counter-offensive operation Asan, the Indian Army's White Knight Corps successfully eliminated three terrorists during an intense firefight in the Akhnoor region of Jammu and Kashmir.
India finished in second place in terms of the medal tally, which was only bettered by Kazakhstan, which was the number one country in the world for Armwrestling