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राजौरी जिले में आतंकी हमला: भारतीय सेना ने आतंकवादियों के बीच सेवानिवृत्त पाकिस्तानी सैनिकों के होने का दावा किया

Terror attack in Rajouri district: Indian Army claims retired Pakistani soldiers among terrorists

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Indian Army says retired Pakistan soldiers among terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir

In a significant revelation following a recent terror attack in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army disclosed that among the group of militants involved, some were identified as retired Pakistani soldiers. Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, the Northern Army Commander, stated that efforts are underway to eliminate these foreign terrorists, asserting that Pakistan aims to introduce non-local recruits due to a scarcity of local militants in the region.

During his visit to the Kalakote area of Rajouri to assess the operational scenario, Lt. Gen. Dwivedi made these revelations. He hinted that Pakistan might escalate efforts to infiltrate more terrorists in the upcoming months, possibly to disrupt the forthcoming elections, including the Lok Sabha polls, affirming this possibility without elaborating further.

This disclosure comes after a recent 36-hour-long encounter between security forces and two foreign terrorists affiliated with the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in the Bajimaal area of Rajouri's Darmsal. The gunfight resulted in the elimination of the militants but tragically claimed the lives of five army personnel: Capt M V Pranjal, Capt Shubham Gupta, Hav Abdul Majid, Lance Naik Sanjay Bisht, and Paratrooper Sachin Laur.

During the encounter, security forces successfully evacuated civilians, including women and children, from the conflict zone. The army discovered a hideout nestled in the forests of Rajouri district, used by the terrorists for their operations.

Describing these hideouts as "relatively difficult to detect and breach," army officials shared images of the discovered cave.

The mortal remains of the fallen soldiers were honored in a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the Army General Hospital in Jammu. Subsequently, the coffins were airlifted to their respective native places for their final rites.

Lt. Gen. Dwivedi emphasized the intensification of operations in border districts like Rajouri and Poonch to eradicate more than two dozen foreign terrorists within a year. He highlighted that eliminating these two significant foreign terrorists dealt a major blow to Pakistan's efforts to destabilize the region.