Five army soldiers were killed after their vehicle was fired on by unidentified terrorists in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The vehicle was moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch when it was targeted by terrorists at 3 pm.
“An Army vehicle moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch in the Rajouri sector in J&K was fired on by unidentified terrorists today. The vehicle caught fire, due to likely use of grenades by terrorists. Five personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles Unit deployed for Counter Terrorist operations, in this area, have unfortunately lost their lives in the incident. Another seriously injured soldier was evacuated immediately to the Army Hospital at Rajouri and is under treatment. Search operation on,” the Army said in a statement.
Army and police personnel have rushed to the spot, which is 90 kilometres from Poonch, and cordoned off the area and put halt on the vehicular traffic on the highway.
"Today, at about 1500 hours, one vehicle of Indian army, while moving from Bhimber Gali to Sangiot in district Poonch (J&K), caught fire. In this tragic incident five soldiers of the Indian Army have lost their lives," Public Relations Officer (Defence), Jammu had said in a statement.
