Terrorists open fire on army vehicle in J&K’s Poonch, no loss reported

Poonch, Jan 12: Terrorists on Friday evening opened fire on an army vehicle in Kawariyan area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. However, there was no report of any loss of life or injuries.

An official told Greater Kashmir that terrorists opened fire at an army vehicle near the Line of Control on Poonch-Mendhar road falling between Lower Krishna Ghati and Jhallas areas.

However, there was no report of any loss of life.

Soon after the incident, security forces launched a search operation in the area to nab the terrorists.

The official said that the Poonch-Mendhar road was closed as the search went underway.

At around 1800h today, a Security Forces convoy of vehicles was fired upon by suspected terrorists from a jungle near Krishna Ghati #Poonch sector. No casualties to own troops. Joint search
Operations by #IndianArmy and #JKP are in progress.@adgpi @NorthernComd_IA pic.twitter.com/O20g1t5Rpr

— Greater Kashmir (@GreaterKashmir) January 12, 2024

The attack comes nearly a month after four soldiers lost their lives in a terrorist ambush in DKG area of the district.