Soldier injured as army thwarts terror attack in J&K’s Rajouri

Srinagar: An army soldier was injured after terrorists attacked a post set up by the security forces near the house of Shaurya Chakra awardee Parshotam Kumar in border Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir during the wee hours of Monday.

The attack took place at around 3 10 am in the Gunda Khawas village of Rajouri, sources said. A soldier, who was part of the security forces’ post recently set up near Kumar’s house, was injured in the attack.

A police official said a security post was set up near Kumar’s house recently after they received input about a possible attack on him.

It is not known whether Kumar, who sources said was recently awarded Shaurya Chakra by President Droupadi Murmu for helping kill a terrorist in the Kalakote area, was at home when the attack took place.

A heavy retaliation by the army forced attackers to flee, he said. The security forces have launched a massive search operation to flush out terrorists after the attack.

The fresh attack comes amid a spate of terror attacks in the Jammu region, raising major security concerns.

The attack was reported less than 24 hours after Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi visited Jammu and discussed measures to deal with the spurt in terrorist attacks on the army in the region that was considered free from terrorism till 2021.

Rajouri, Poonch, Reasi, Doda, Kathua districts of Jammu region have witnessed some deadly attacks on army and civilians. The rising assaults have instilled fear and uncertainty among the residents.

Army has already deployed additional troops, including special para-commandos in Jammu region to fight highly trained terrorists who have infested the region and carry out attack after attack on the Army.