Mortal remains of army jawan Debashish Baswal, who was killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch disrict on Thursday, will reach his native place in Odisha on Saturday, said a district administration official on Friday.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Bal Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said that union ministers are "engrossed" in the campaigning for upcoming Karnataka Assembly Polls, while crucial issues like Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch terror attack are being ignored.
Army personnel on Friday laid floral tributes on the 5 breavehearts who lost their lives in a terror attack in the Pooch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Friday arrived at the terror attack site in the Poonch district, where five Army soldiers were killed yesterday.
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 has launched a massive operation to hunt down a group of around six to seven terrorists who are behind this attack.
A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is to visit Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch where five Indian Army soldiers were killed on Thursday in a terrorist attack on a truck they were travelling in.
Out of the five personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles Unit who were killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, four belonged to Punjab, said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday
According to him, such a large number of searches are not seen in India or Bangladesh, which suggests that a large number of Pakistani are willing to leave the country, reported VOA.
An Army vehicle moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch in the Rajouri sector was fired upon by unidentified terrorists on Thursday, the Army said. The vehicle caught fire, due to the likely use of grenades by terrorists the army statement added.
Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande and all ranks of the Indian Army salute the supreme sacrifice of five soldiers who were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday.
Mallikarjun Kharge took to Twitter and said, "Strongly condemn the terror attack on an Army vehicle in Poonch District, Jammu and Kashmir. Our deepest condolences to the families of 5 Rashtriya Rifles Bravehearts. Our prayers are for the injured personnel. We are united against terrorism".