J&K fidayeen attack: 3 soldiers, 2 Lashkar terrorists dead
A suicide attack attempt on an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday led to the death of three soldiers and two terrorists. Two soldiers have also been injured in the attack that took place near Rajouri district. In April too, a fidayeen attack attempt in Sunjuwan led to the death of one soldier, only days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.
According to reports, two militants suspected to be members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba entered an army camp in Darhal, Rajouri, early morning Thursday. The terrorists attempted to attack the camp with a suicide bomb at 3 in the morning. While the Indian Army was successful in foiling the attack, three soldiers succumbed to gunfire, and two have been injured.
The men attempted to sneak into the camp and were spotted when they tried to scale the camp walls. "2 terrorists trying to sneak into a post in the dark at Pargal, Rajouri were detected and engaged by alert troops. The terrorists have been neutralized," the White Knight Corps tweeted. The attack comes only days before India will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day.
JK | Two terrorists, who carried out a suicide attack on an Army company operating base 25 kms from Rajouri, killed; three soldiers lost their lives. Operations in progress.
— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2022
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As per experts, the Rajouri district, previously a neutral area, is now being increasingly used to infiltrate terrorists. Additionally, this is the first such attack on an army camp since 2018 when 3 terrorists were gunned down as they attempted a pre-dawn attack in Sunjuwan. In April, days before PM Modi's visit, security forces gunned down two suicide attackers and averted another Pulwama-like incident.
Very sorry to hear about the death in the line of duty of three soldiers following a militant attack in Rajouri. While condemning the attack I send my condolences to the families my prayers for the swift recovery of those officers jawans injured in the attack #Rajouri https://t.co/WCpHRgx07b
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) August 11, 2022
Last month, the J&K police nabbed a LeT terrorist and busted a major Lashkar terror module. However, the man was reportedly an active member of the state wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and associated with the Minority Morcha. The police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the terrorists, including two AK-47 rifles, six sticky bombs, and an IED.
