Jammu: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Monday visited forward battalion in Rajouri sector and reviewed the security and operational preparedness with the field commanders.
Army’s Northern Command shared the information on its official Twitter handle, also posting four pictures of the army commander with the troops stationed in the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC).
“He (Lt Gen Dwivedi) interacted with troops, felicitated and complimented them for their vigilance and high level of professionalism,” the army said.
The visit of the army commander came at a time when army troops were engaged in a massive search operation in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri district.
The operation was launched after the alert troops picked up suspicious movement of suspected terrorists trying to infiltrate from across the LoC, officials said.
Army along with police also launched a joint search operation in Gursai top, Shashidhar and adjoining areas in Mendhar sector in nearby Poonch district Monday morning.
Searches were also carried out at village Noorkote and Nakerkote ahead of the border fence in the jurisdiction of Poonch police station late Sunday night. However, no one was arrested during the operation which continued for several hours, the officials said.
Meanwhile, a massive search operation was launched following a suspected activity near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on Monday, officials said.
“The operation in a vast border area in Nowshera sector was launched by the Army after the alert troops picked up suspicious movement of suspected terrorists trying to infiltrate from across the LoC,” they said.
They said the search operation is underway and further details are awaited.
In the meantime, an Army personnel was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said on Monday.
The soldier suffered injuries when the landmine got activated after he accidentally stepped over it during patrolling in a forward village in Kerni sector late Sunday night, the officials said.
They said the injured was shifted to a military hospital and his condition was stated to be “stable”.
As part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system, the forward areas are dotted with landmines which sometimes get washed away by rains resulting in such types of accidents, the officials said.
Poonch along with other parts of Jammu and Kashmir were lashed by heavy rains between Friday and Sunday, also claiming the lives of two Army personnel who were swept away while crossing a stream in Poshana area of Surankote on Saturday.
In view of the inclement weather, the vigil along the Line of Control and International Border was intensified to thwart any attempt of infiltration by terrorists from across the border.
Meanwhile, the Army along with police launched a joint search operation in Gursai top, Shashidhar and adjoining areas in Mendhar sector Monday morning.
Searches were also carried out at village Noorkote and Nakerkote ahead of the border fence in the jurisdiction of Poonch police station late Sunday night. However, no one was arrested during the operation which continued for several hours, the officials said.
