Security tightened in Jammu on 5th anniversary of abrogation of Article 370
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have increased patrolling in the Akhnoor LoC area by setting up checkposts at various places.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have increased patrolling in the Akhnoor LoC area by setting up checkposts at various places.
Initial reports said that the soldiers were patrolling the area when the IED suspected to have been planted by Pakistani troops or terrorists exploded.
Armed forces, terrorists and the opposition parties were the subjects Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched in his first campaign rally in Jammu-Kashmir since the announcement of the dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The IED in Akhnoor was concealed in a mineral water bottle that was spotted in Pallanwala village of the sector.
Some families have moved to safe places from the villages along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch.
All educational institutions within a 5 km distance from the LoC in Poonch and Rajouri remain closed
Two seriously injured personnel have been rushed to the military hospital in Udhampur, while others are undergoing treatment in Akhnoor
"BSF has retaliated strongly and effectively. A Pakistan Ranger was killed and five were injured in the retaliatory firing by our troops," official sources said.
