Army Chief General MM Naravane at forward posts along LoC

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 19

Army Chief General MM Naravane visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region on Tuesday amidst ongoing counter-insurgency operations for over a week in the forests spanning Poonch and Rajouri districts, where nine soldiers have laid down their lives.

The Army Chief was briefed about the ground situation and the counter-infiltration operations, said officials.

Gen Naravane arrived in Jammu on a two-day visit on Monday and visited the forward areas of White Knight Corps. He undertook a first-hand assessment of the situation along the LoC.

Officials said the Army Chief visited the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch where a massive operation to track down terrorists hiding in the forests of Mendhar, Surankote and Thanamandi has been going on since October 11.

On Sunday, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had vowed to avenge “every drop of blood shed by hunting down” the terrorists and their sympathisers.