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One killed, 14 injured as militants attack Army convoy in J-K | At least one person killed and 14 others, including
two Army jawans, were injured after militants attacked a convoy of the Army in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning. The two injured jawans
belong to Rashtriya Rifles. The militants targeted the convoy of 48 Rashtriya
Rifles including its Commanding Officer when it was returning from an operation.
A bus, which was coming after the convoy, was also caught in the crossfire between
the defence personnel and the militants. "Today morning at around 8.45 when CO
(Commanding Officer) of 48 RR (Rashtriya Rifles) after an operation was returning
to Thanamandi from DKG (Dera Ki Gali), his vehicle got ambushed. Behind it a passenger
service bus, which was coming from Poonch to Rajouri for Jammu also came under
attack. In the incident 14 persons got injured," said R K Jhalla, Senior Superintendent
of Police (SSP), Rajouri. The entire area has been cordoned off for the security
personnel to launch an extensive combing operation. The injured have been admitted
to a hospital in Rajouri. |
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