Poonch terror attack: Gen Manoj Pande, all ranks of Indian Army salutes supreme sacrifice of soldiers

General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff, and all ranks of the Indian Army honor the supreme sacrifice of five soldiers killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday.

“General Manoj Pande #COAS and All Ranks of #IndianArmy salute the supreme sacrifice of 05 #IndianArmy Bravehearts, Hav Mandeep Singh, L/Nk Debashish Baswal, L/Nk Kulwant Singh, Sep Harkrishan Singh & Sep Sewak Singh who laid down their lives in the line of duty at #Poonch Sector,” Tweeted ADG PI Indian Army. Earlier, White Knight Corps said that it “salutes the sacrifice” of five soldiers who were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.

The corps also said that it stands in solidarity with the bereaved families.
“White Knight Corps salutes the sacrifice of Hav Mandeep Singh, L/Nk Debashish Baswal, L/Nk Kulwant Singh, Sep Harkrishan Singh, Sep Sewak Singh, who laid down their lives in the line of duty in the Poonch Sector today. We stand in solidarity with the bereaved families,” it said on Twitter.

Earlier on Thursday, the Indian Army said that five soldiers were killed in a terror attack in Pooch.
“An Army vehicle moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch in the Rajouri sector in J-K was fired upon by unidentified terrorists today. The vehicle caught fire, due to the likely use of grenades by terrorists,” the army said in its statement.

It added, “Five personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles Unit deployed for Counter Terrorist operations, in this area, have unfortunately lost their lives in the incident”.

Another soldier, who suffered serious injuries, was immediately evacuated and rushed to the Army Hospital in Rajouri, where he is being treated.
The army went on to say that a search operation had been launched to find the attackers.