Paratrooper succumbs to injuriesas search ops continue in Kishtwar

 

 

 

A PARATROOPER, who was critically injured in gunfight with terrorists, succumbed to his injuries on Monday, while the ongoing search operation uncovered a suspected terror hideout packed with rations for winter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. The operation was launched in Sonnar village near MandralSinghpora in the Chatroo belt on Sunday, where an encounter broke out between the forces and terrorists in which eight soldiers sustained injured, primarily due to splinter from a sudden grenade attack. The operation was suspend- ed late Sunday night and resumed early Monday in thechallenging terrain with thickvegetation and steep slopes, limiting visibility and movement, officials said. In a post on X, theWhite Knight Corps said ‘Operation Trashi-I’ continues in Chatroo. “The cordon has been further tightenedwith search operations expanded.

 

Troops of the corps, alongwith police and CRPF, remaindeployed to dominate the area.”Multiple teams of the Army, police, and paramilitary forces, supported by drones and snifferdogs, are combing the area whilemaintaining a tight security cordon to ensure that the terroristsdo not escape, officials said. They said search teams have busted a terrorist hideout and recoveredalarge quantity of food items including ration, utensils, gascylinder and stove near thesiteofyesterday’s gunfight. A group of two to three terrorists allegedly affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-eMohammad(JeM)arebelieved to be hiding in the area, officials said, adding the operation resumedwith the firstlight of day and was ongoing when the last reports were received.

 

Meanwhile, one of the injured troopers, Havildar Gajendra Singh, died during treatment at a military hospital here during theintervening nightofJanuary 18 and19,officials said.“TheGeneralOfficer Commanding, White Knight Corps and allrankspaysolemn tribute to Havildar Gajendra Singhof theSpecialForces,who made the supreme sacrifice while gallantly executing a counter terrorismoperationin the Singpora area during the ongoing Operation Trashi-I. LG PAYS TRIBUTE TO PARATROOPER: J&K LG Manoj Sinhapaidhomage toHavildar Gajendra Singh of the Indian Army’s special forces, who was martyred during the ongoing anti-terror operation. “I salute the supreme sacrifice of our braveheart Havildar Gajendra Singh. His supreme sacrifice will remain etched in our hearts.Theentirenationstands in solidarity with the bereaved familyof ourmartyrin this difficult hour,” Sinha said.