Jammu: A joint team of the Army, paramilitary forces and J&K Police on Sunday launched a massive search operation in the mountainous forest areas of J&K’s Poonch district, an afternoon after a terror attack on two IAF vehicles left Corporal Vikky Pahade dead and four others injured. his colleagues.
The Indian Air Force has expressed its condolences on the death of Corporal Pahad, a 33-year-old resident of Noniya-Karbal village in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, who was supposed to return home on May 7 to celebrate his son’s birthday. Joined the army on April 18th.
group terrorist Led by Abu HamzaA foreigner affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is suspected to be behind the attack. Hamza is also accused of planning the killing of government employee Mohammad Razaq on April 22 in Rajouri district.
The police have announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for information leading to his death. He is suspected to be operating in the dense jungles of Poonch and Rajouri districts.
Senior army and police officers went to the scene of the attack to oversee the search, according to a police spokesman. “Reinforcements have been sent to the Jarra Wali Gali area,” an official said. In the ongoing operation, paratroopers have been deployed, roadblocks have been set up and aerial surveillance by helicopters has been carried out to find and stop the terrorists. Escape. Several people were detained for questioning.
Corporal Pahad, who was returning from technical work at radar deployed in Poonch district, was ambushed by a truck on his way to Sanaitop in Surankot district and succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. “According to doctors, four injured Air Force warriors were airlifted to Northern Command Hospital in Udhampur. One of them is seriously injured and the other three are in stable condition,” an official said.
Sources said the terrorists used AK series rifles, US-made M4 carbines and steel bullets to cause maximum damage.
The ambush was the first this year in the Poonch border area, where more than a dozen military personnel have been killed since 2021. The attack on September 22 killed seven soldiers, including two officers.
The Indian Air Force has expressed its condolences on the death of Corporal Pahad, a 33-year-old resident of Noniya-Karbal village in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, who was supposed to return home on May 7 to celebrate his son’s birthday. Joined the army on April 18th.
group terrorist Led by Abu HamzaA foreigner affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is suspected to be behind the attack. Hamza is also accused of planning the killing of government employee Mohammad Razaq on April 22 in Rajouri district.
The police have announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for information leading to his death. He is suspected to be operating in the dense jungles of Poonch and Rajouri districts.
Senior army and police officers went to the scene of the attack to oversee the search, according to a police spokesman. “Reinforcements have been sent to the Jarra Wali Gali area,” an official said. In the ongoing operation, paratroopers have been deployed, roadblocks have been set up and aerial surveillance by helicopters has been carried out to find and stop the terrorists. Escape. Several people were detained for questioning.
Corporal Pahad, who was returning from technical work at radar deployed in Poonch district, was ambushed by a truck on his way to Sanaitop in Surankot district and succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. “According to doctors, four injured Air Force warriors were airlifted to Northern Command Hospital in Udhampur. One of them is seriously injured and the other three are in stable condition,” an official said.
Sources said the terrorists used AK series rifles, US-made M4 carbines and steel bullets to cause maximum damage.
The ambush was the first this year in the Poonch border area, where more than a dozen military personnel have been killed since 2021. The attack on September 22 killed seven soldiers, including two officers.
