Fourth critically injured in Dhangri terror attack airlifted to GMC Jammu. Rajouri will never forget the sacrifice of its martyrs: Vibodh

GNSONLINE RAJOURI
SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI, JANUARY 04:–The fourth victim of Dhangri terror attack, namely Prince, who was under treatment at GMC Rajouri, was airlifted to GMC Jammu on Wednesday for specialised treatment.
Earlier on Wednesday, BJP state general secretary and former MLC, Vibodh Gupta visited AH&GMC Rajouri & inquired about the health of the Dhangri victims undergoing treatment in the hospital.
He urged the district administration to shift Prince, who has received grievous injuries and is serious to GMC Jammu for specialized treatment which the authorities agreed.
He also urged the government to tighten the security network along the border belt and village along the Line of Control so that such acts will not occur in the future.
He further said that Rajouri will never forget the sacrifice of its martyrs.
Four persons were killed in the terrorists attack while 6 others injured were admitted in the Associated Hospital &Government Medical College (AH&GMC) Rajouri out of which later airlifted to GMC, Jammu namely Rohit Sharma (30) and Shub Kumar (20).
On Monday critically injured Pawan Kumar (36) was also airlifted and today fourth victim, namely Prince Kumar (21) s/o Rajinder Kumar & brother of Deepak Kumar, who was the first killed in the terror attack, was airlifted to GMC Jammu for specialised treatment.
Meanwhile, according to reports reaching at Rajouri, several Sarpanches/Panches of Dhangri and adjoining Panchayats have decided not to celebrate Lohari festival in memory of the deceased persons including two minors who were killed on Monday in an IED blast.
In another development, the inhabitants of the area have demanded the immediate revival of Village Defence Groups (initially known as Village Defence Committees, VDCs) and warned that any further delay may result in the expected migration from such areas.
It is also pertinent to mention here that after the Dhangri massacre several active Village Defence Groups (VDGs) in adjoining areas and in other minority community areas have revitalized their activities and also conducted searches in the forest adjoining their villages/habitations.
In one such example, the VDG of Prori Brahmana has reactivated their activities, resolving to continue their fight against terror and for the security of their area.
The VDG also conducted searches in the adjoining forested areas to flush out ANEs, if any were present.
Meanwhile, GOC, 16 Corps, Lt Gen Sandeep Jain called on the DGP, Dilbag Singh at PHQ, Jammu, and discussed various issues related to the overall security scenario in the Jammu region, especially in border districts of Rajouri & Poonch.