1st LoC firing since Operation Sindoor as Pakistan targets Rajouri posts
Shattering peace along the Line of Control (LoC), for the first time after ‘Operation Sindoor’, the Pakistan Army late Friday night resorted to ‘unprovoked’ firing on the forward Indian posts in the Tarkundi sector of Rajouri district.
Unconfirmed reports claimed that some of the forward Pakistani posts provided cover fire to a heavily armed group of infiltrators sneaking inside the Indian territory. However, alert Indian troops responded swiftly and retaliated after noticing the suspicious movement in the forward areas.
According to local reports, the small arms firing, which started around 10.00 pm, continued in the forward areas for over one hour. No injuries were reported during the firing.
Senior army officers of the Nagrota-based White Knight Corps were closely monitoring the prevailing security situation and have directed the local field commanders to stay in a state of high alert. The security forces were already conducting regular searches in Rajouri after the movement of suspected terrorists was recorded in the CCTV cameras.
Massive combing and search operations were launched early Saturday morning to maintain a tight vigil in the area and prevent anyone from sneaking inside the Indian Territory.
Till late evening, the Indian Army had not issued any official statement. Official sources claimed it was, for the first time, a major incident of cross-border firing reported post Operation Sindoor in the Rajouri sector.
Last week, Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch, Rajouri & Sunderbani to take stock of the prevailing security situation. Senior commanders briefed the Army Chief on the security situation in the Jammu region.
