Poonch Attack: Farooq Calls It 'Security Lapse', Security Personnel Pay Tributes To Soldiers

As officials from across the political spectrum denounced the terror incident, Farooq Abdullah stated, "There has been a lapse, it needs to be looked into."

Jammu and Kashmir's Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Friday arrived at the terror attack scene in Poonch district, where five Army personnel were killed yesterday. Meanwhile, National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah alluded to a security breach in the Poonch terror assault. As officials from across the political spectrum denounced the terror incident, Farooq Abdullah stated, "There has been a lapse, it needs to be looked into," news agency ANI reported.

Security forces on Friday paid their respect to the Indian Army soldiers who died in Rajouri's Poonch terror incident.  

Earlier in the day, a Bomb Disposal Squad and Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police arrived to Bhimber Gali in Poonch, where five troops were killed in a terror assault.

On Friday morning, an enormous search operation began in the jungles of Jammu and Kashmir's Bata-Doriya area to track down the terrorists who assaulted an Army vehicle in Poonch, killing five jawans.

The slain personnel, named as havildar Mandeep Singh, lance naik Debashish Baswal, lance naik Kulwant Singh, sepoy Harkrishan Singh, and sepoy Sewak Singh, were assigned to the army's Rashtriya Rifles unit and were stationed in the region for counter-terrorism operations.

The incident happened after militants opened fire on an Army vehicle they were riding in in Jammu's Rajouri district, killing five troops and wounding another. Operations were undertaken to track down the offenders, but no information about the attacks has been released thus far.

“The unidentified attackers took advantage of heavy rains and low visibility in the area,” the Army had said on Thursday in a statement, adding the army truck caught fire due to a likely grenade attack.

The Army vehicle was travelling from Bhimber Gali in the Poonch area to Sangiot.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge strongly denounced the terror assault that killed five soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch area on Thursday, saying the country stands united against terrorism.

 “Strongly condemn the terror attack on an Army vehicle in Poonch District, Jammu and Kashmir. Our deepest condolences to the families of 5 Rashtriya Rifles Bravehearts. Our prayers are for the injured personnel. We are united against terrorism," Kharge tweeted.

(With Inputs From ANI)