The army on Friday initiated an inquiry into the alleged manhandling of some civilians by security personnel in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Brigadier Neeraj Madan, Chief Engineer Project Sampark of the BRO, on Sunday examined the Poonch-Rawalakote road up to the Line of Control (LoC) where widening work is progressing. This was the cross-LoC trade centre that was shut by India in 2019 due to security concerns.
An Indian Army soldier was injured in a cross-border firing incident at the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowshera sector of the Rajouri district on Wednesday.
In a major haul, security forces on Friday recovered 6.5 kg of heroin in the border district of Rajouri.
National-level laboratories and other health institutions have so far failed to identify the killer disease that has claimed 17 lives, including 13 children, in the Badhaal village of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
The defence minister reviewed the security situation in the twin cities of Rajouri and Poonch districts where Pakistan is trying to revive terrorism.
Indian Army is conducting operations to flush out terrorists involved in an ambush on an army truck in Jammu region about a fortnight ago.
A large number of arms and ammunition comprising AK56, 1x9mm Pistol, grenades and ammunition pouch was recovered from the terrorist.
Among the five bravehearts, one is from West Bengal, two from Himachal Pradesh and one each from Jammu and Uttrakhand.
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.
