Five soldiers of Garhwal Rifles were killed in a militant ambush in Kathua, Jammu!

Five soldiers from Uttarakhand sacrificed their lives in the terrorist attack in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. After this news, Devbhoomi is immersed in mourning. While the family members are in shock, mourning has spread in the homes and villages of the martyrs.

Terrorists ambushed an army vehicle near Jenda drain in Barnood area of Badnota in Bilwar upazila of Kathua. Five soldiers were martyred in the terrorist attack while some others were badly injured. The biggest terrorist attack in a month was carried out in Jammu and Kashmir amid high alert and input of attack.

Security agencies were continuously receiving inputs for the last few days about attacks on security forces on the death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani. In such a situation, there was high alert in Kathua district also. There were instructions given to all the agencies to take precautions.

Rifleman Adarsh Negi, resident of Thati Dagar of Kirtinagar block, Naib Subedar Anand Singh, resident of Rudraprayag, Havildar Kamal Singh, resident of Lansdowne, Naik Vinod Singh, resident of Tehri Garhwal, Rifleman Anuj Negi, resident of Rikhnikhal sacrificed their lives in the terrorist attack.

CM expressed grief

On the martyrdom of five soldiers in the terrorist attack, CM Dhami said that,

” this is a moment of extreme pain for all the people of the state because we have also lost our brother and son. Our warriors, following the rich military tradition of Uttarakhand, sacrificed everything at the feet of Mother India.Your supreme sacrifice against terrorism while protecting Mother India will not go in vain. The terrorists, enemies of humanity, guilty of this cowardly attack will not be spared at any cost and the people who shelter them will also have to face the consequences. Military land Uttarakhand is the land that gives birth to brave soldiers. The soldiers here have always fulfilled their national duty by sacrificing their lives in the service of Mother India.”