JAMMU — Images of three suspected militants, taken out of a CCTV clip, who purportedly carried out the May 5 attack on an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in J&K’s Poonch district were doing the rounds on social media on Wednesday. In the attack on the two-vehicle IAF convoy at Surankote tehsil in Poonch district, […]
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Poonch attack not security failure, militancy still alive in the region: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said he does not see the militant attack in Poonch as a security failure as militancy was still alive in that region of Jammu and Kashmir. One soldier was killed and four were injured as militants ambushed an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and […]
Poonch attack: Several people detained for questioning
JAMMU — Several people were detained for questioning on Sunday as a massive search operation for militants behind the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district entered the second day, officials said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Anand Jain and senior officers of the Army and intelligence agencies visited […]
Poonch attack: Operation to track down militants enters second day
JAMMU — The operation to track down the militants behind the attack on an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district entered its second day on Sunday. Five IAF personnel were injured in the attack on Saturday evening near Shahsitar in the district’s Surankote area and one of them succumbed to […]
Poonch attack carried out with active local support: Dilbagh Singh
RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Friday said that the April 21 attack in Bhata Durian area of Poonch in which five soldiers were killed was carried out with active local support and militants had used steel-coated armour-piercing bullets and IEDs to target army vehicle to inflict maximum damage. […]
Punjab Govt provides Rs 1 Crore assistance to families of soldiers killed in Poonch attack
CHANDIGARH — The Government of Punjab on Wednesday provided Rs. 1 Crore financial assistance to the families of soldiers who were killed in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann handed over the cheques worth ₹1 crore as financial assistance to the family members of four soldiers who were killed […]
Poonch Attack: Over 40 detained for questioning
POONCH — More than 40 persons have been detained for questioning as part of a massive operation currently underway to track down the militants involved in the Poonch militant attack, officials said on Monday. Additional troops have been inducted to further intensify the cordon-and-search operation (CASO) in Bhata Dhurian-Tota Gali and neighbouring areas. As the […]
NIA takes over investigation in Poonch attack case
JAMMU — Day after the terrorist attack in Poonch that killed five Army personnel and injured one, the National Investigative Agency (NIA) took over the investigation of the case and visited the spot while the Director General Border Security Force reviewed the security situation. Meanwhile, a massive manhunt has been launched to nab the terrorists […]
Five armymen killed in Poonch attack
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least five armymen were killed and another was injured after their vehicle was fired upon by unidentified militants in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The incident took place around 3:00 pm when the Army vehicle was moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch in the Rajouri sector. The unidentified […]