Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, were killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Tuesday.
Amid Pakistan's attempts to further push terrorists into the Jammu region, security forces are focusing on stopping infiltration and targeting the terrorist support network in the area to curb terrorist activities.
On recent incidents of terror attacks in the Jammu region, senior Congress leader Dr. Karan Singh said on Wednesday that it is a matter of grave concern and further stated that the terrorists have now started to focus on Jammu.
A brief exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists late night on Tuesday at the Bhatta area of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said.
Sanapala Jagadeeswara Rao (40) from Vallabharayudupet village in Nandigam mandal and Donkari Rajesh (26) from Mekrem Tandra village of Santabommali mandal, both from Srikakulam district were killed in the attack in the early hours of Monday.
Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Tuesday called the recent terror attack incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, in which four security personnel were killed, "very sad" and said that the government will not sit silent and that there will be retaliatory action.<
Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, were killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Tuesday.
A rare traditional Muharram procession was taken out in the world-famous Dal Lake in Srinagar on the occasion of the 9th Muharram, the day before Ashura, marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussain.
Rajasthan Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra on Tuesday criticised the central government over the recent encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda region and said that terrorism is at its peak since NDA assumed power and the central government is not taking any cognizance of the matter.