In a solemn wreath-laying ceremony, GOC of the White Knight Corps Lt General Navin Sachdeva laid a wreath to pay homage to the Bravehearts Naib Subedar Vipan Kumar and Rifleman Arvind Singh who made the supreme sacrifice in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.
Four Army soldiers were injured on Friday evening in a gunfight with terrorists in the forest area in Kishtwar district of Jammu. Two to three terrorists are believed trapped in the cordon by security forces.
The injured soldiers were evacuated to the military hospital but two of the critically injured succumbed to their wounds, reports said.
Security forces are said to have established contact with the hiding terrorists in the upper reaches and trapped them in the forested area.
After a brief gunfight with the police team, the accused in the road rage case of Gokulpuri was apprehended by a police team of North-East District on Friday.
The two firefights took place between 12 midnight and 2 am on Wednesday but no casualty was reported. Taking advantage of pitch dark, the terrorists managed to escape, officials said.
Four soldiers, including an officer, critically injured in a gunfight with terrorists in the Doda district succumbed on Tuesday in the hospital, said officials.
Five soldiers were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the terrorists in the Kandi forests of Rajouri district.
While the two soldiers died on the spot, four others, who were critically injured, succumbed to their injuries later at the Udhampur-based command hospital taking the death toll to five.
The firefight started after a joint team of police and security forces got an input about the presence of terrorists in that area.
