Five soldiers killed in Op Trinetra in J&K

Jammu: Five Army soldiers have been killed during an ongoing anti-terrorist operation 'Op Trinetra' in the Kandi Forest of the Rajouri sector in the Jammu region. Four other soldiers were injured in the encounter. They have been shifted to the hospital for treatment.

The Army got an input about the presence of terrorists in the area, after which the Indian army launched a major search operation.

The defence spokesperson in Jammu said, a joint operation Op Trinetra was launched on May 3, 2023 based on a specific tip-off about the presence of terrorists in the Kandi Forest in the Rajouri Sector.

The search team established contact with a group of terrorists well entrenched in a cave at about 0730 hours on 05 May 2023. The area was thickly vegetated with rocky and steep cliffs.

"The terrorists triggered an explosive device in retaliation. The Army team has suffered two fatal casualties with injuries to four more soldiers, including an officer, " said the official.

A lesser-known offshoot of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terror outfit calling itself People's Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) owned responsibility for the attack.

Indian Army columns have been conducting relentless intelligence-based operations to flush out a group of terrorists involved in an ambush on an army truck in the Jammu region's Tota Gali area of Bhata Dhurian. Additional teams from the vicinity have been directed to the site of the encounter. The injured personnel have been evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur.

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