Key Takeaways
- Terrorists attacked the house of a VDG member in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, injuring a relative and an army soldier.
- Operation All Out has been launched to flush out foreign terrorists active in the Jammu region.
- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and the Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi are reviewing the security situation.
Jammu: The terrorists on Monday attacked the house of a Village Defence Guard (VDG) member, which was foiled by the army troops in Gundah Village of tehsil Budhal in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
In exchange of firing the relative of a VDG member and one army soldier also got injured.
Official sources said that one army soldier and a relative of VDG member were injured when army troops reacted effectively to the firing by the terrorists upon the house of Shaurya Chakra awardee VDG member namely Parshotam Kumar.
“The terrorists fired upon the house of a VDG member at around 3:10 am at village Gundah in tehsil Budhal,” official sources said.
They said that a nearby Army column swiftly reacted to the attack and a firefight ensued.
In the initial exchange of fire, a civilian and a soldier were injured and they were immediately shifted to nearby hospital for treatment, said official sources.
Vijay Kumar, a civilian, was injured in the attack and is receiving medical attention.
‘The terrorists had intentionally attacked the house of the VDG member,” sources said adding that the Army successfully thwarted it.
“The area is cordoned and 3 to 4 terrorists are believed to be trapped in an ensuing combat operation,” they said.
As per unconfirmed reports, one terrorist has also been neutralised in the operation.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and the Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday chaired the meetings in Jammu to review the security situation in view of surge in terror attacks in the region.
The Army is launching “Operation All Out” with additional deployment of 3000 troops and 500 para commandos to flush out foreign terrorists active in the hilly district of Jammu region.
