Captain & Naik attained martyrdom in IED blast along LoC in Akhnoor sector

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SHYAM SOOD

*”3rd major incident along LoC in 3 days; on patrol party in Keri & injury to havildar in Kalal.

RAJOURI FEB 12:-Within 24 hours of suspected sniper fire from across the LoC (PoJK side) in which a soldier sustained shoulder injury in Kalal- Nowshera area, a Captain and a Naik attained martyrdom in a suspected IED blast in Laleali forward location in Keri-Battal area under the jurisdiction of Khour Police station (Akhnoor) on Tuesday evening.
The martyrs have been identified as Captain Karamjit Singh Bakshi and Naik Mukesh.
Sources said few other soldiers were also injured in the blast and are under treatment in Army hospital.
White Knight Corps in a post on X said: “Suspected IED blast reported in Laleali in Akhnoor sector during a fence patrol resulting in two fatalities. Own troops are dominating the area and search operations are underway”.
“White Knight Corps salutes and pays tribute to the supreme sacrifice of two gallant soldiers”.
Another post by Northern Command read: “Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar, Army Commander Northern Command and all ranks of Dhruva Command solemnly salute the supreme sacrifice of Brave hearts Capt Karamjit Singh Bakshi and Naik Mukesh in a suspected IED blast in Akhnoor”.
“Dhruva Command stands firm with the bereaved family in this hour of grief”.
The Army has not clarified who had planted the IED on the patrolling track along the fence.
Both the incidents happened after GOC White Knight Corps along with GOCs Crossed Swords and 25 Infantry Division visited forward areas of Rajouri sector on February 10 for an operational update on the prevailing security situation and hostile activities.
Either the Pakistan Army’s BAT members or the terrorists had planted the IED to push the terrorists to this side of LoC.
Recently in the KG sector of Poonch several members of a BAT team were killed in an IED blast on the PoJK side.
On January 30 two terrorists were killed in Poonch. On February 8, Indian army foiled an infiltration attempt in Keri sector after terrorists fired upon an Indian patrol party.
Havildar Pooran Singh received a bullet injury on the shoulder from the PoJK side in Kalak area of Nowshera on February 11.
Regular incidents of skirmishes during the last about 15 days has increased tension between both the armies along the Line of Control after the cease fire agreement.