A soldier sustained injuries after Pak-backed terrorists launched an attack on the Sunjwan army camp near Jammu Darbar in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
The attack occurred around 10:50 a.m. near the sentry post of the camp, which is under the jurisdiction of the 36 Infantry Brigade, according to the Army. The assailants targeted the sentry post, leading to the injury of one soldier.
In response, the Army has initiated a search operation in the area to locate the terrorists. The situation is still developing, and further details are awaited, as confirmed by an Army statement.
Last week, security forces successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on August 31. The operation involved a gunfight between the infiltrating terrorists and the Indian Army following the detection of terrorist movement near the LoC fence.
In a series of recent encounters, at least three terrorists were neutralized in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The Indian Army’s Chinar Corps reported that two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Kupwara’s Machil sector, while another was gunned down in the Tangdhar sector.
Heightened security ahead of elections
The tension between security forces and terrorists has intensified as the Union Territory prepares for Assembly elections, scheduled to begin on September 18. The elections will occur in three phases—September 18, September 25, and October 1—with results slated for announcement on October 4.
In the past three months, security forces have ramped up anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir, and approximately 300 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in the region for election duties.