Kashmir ke Bota Pathri gaon, jo Gulmarg tourist resort ke nazdeek hai, waha terrorists ne Army vehicle per hamla kiya jisme 2 soldiers aur 2 Army porters ki maut ho gayi, sources kehte hai. Hamle mein 3 soldiers bhi injured huve jinhe turant hospital le jaya gaya.
Jab hamla huva, vehicle mein maujood soldiers ne retaliatory fire bhi kiya.
Army ki Srinagar-based Chinar Corps ne X per post kiya, “Bota Pathri, Baramulla ke general area mein Indian Army aur terrorists ke beech ek brief firefight huvi.”
Details abhi collect kiya ja raha hai, post mein likha gaya.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ne security forces ko instruction diya ki jaldi aur befitting response diya jaye in terrorists ko jo Army vehicle per attack kiya. Unhone ye bhi kaha ki shaheed huve soldiers ki sacrifice bekaar nahi jaayegi.
Sinha ne X per likha, “Bota Pathri Sector mein terror attack ke baare mein top Army officials se baat ki. Swift aur befitting reply dene ke liye instruction diya, terrorists ko neutralise karne ka operation chal raha hai. Humare shaheed martyrs ki sacrifice bekaar nahi jaayegi. Unki families ke liye hamari samvedana. Injured ki jaldi recovery ke liye prarthana.”
Ek hafte se bhi kam time pehle, Ganderbal district ke Gagangir mein terrorists ne ek construction site par fire kiya jisme ek doctor aur 6 construction workers ki maut hui thi.
Area puri tarah se Army ke control mein hai, aur reports kehte hain ki early summer mein ek terrorist group ne infiltration kiya tha aur Afrawat range ke upar shelter liya tha.
Bota Pathri area ko recently tourists ke liye open kiya gaya tha.
J&K ke Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ne is hamle par react karte hue kaha, “North Kashmir ke Boota Pathri area mein Army vehicles par attack ki news bahut unfortunate hai jisme kuch casualties aur injuries hui hai. Kashmir mein ye recent spate of attacks ek serious concern hai. Main is attack ko strongest possible terms mein condemn karta hoon aur jo log apni jaan gaye unke loved ones ke liye samvedana bhejta hoon. Injured ki speedy recovery ki prarthana karta hoon.”
