In Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, a terror attack on an IAF convoy forced one soldier killed and four injured.
In Rajouri-Poonch, this is the third militant attack of 2024. In separate incidents in April, militants murdered a member of the Village Defence Group and the brother of an Army jawan.
According IAF Report :-
On May 4, militants ambushed a convoy of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Poonch, resulting in the death of one soldier and four injuries. According to the IAF, the Air Warriors reacted by firing back. Five IAF members were shot during the operation, and they had to be taken to the closest military hospital for emergency care. Later, one Air Warrior passed away from his wounds, according to the IAF. According to officials, a helicopter took the injured to the Army hospital in Udhampur.
“Militants attacked an IAF vehicle convoy in the Poonch district of J&K, close to Shahsitar. Currently, nearby military units are conducting search and cordon operations in the area. An IAF spokesperson stated, “The convoy has been secured, and further investigation is underway. The district headquarters is located far from the location where the militants opened fire at close range. According to official sources, the injured were taken out of the area by the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles. To find the militants, the Army has initiated a significant combing operation in the region.
After the Centre removed Jammu & Kashmir’s special status in 2019, there has been an increase in militant violence in the Poonch-Rajouri belt, which shares 220 km of the Line of Control with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). In Rajouri-Poonch, this is the third militant attack of 2024. In separate incidents in April, militants murdered a member of the Village Defence Group and the brother of an Army jawan.
