Jammu, August 15: Amid reports about the presence of some groups of foreign terrorists in the erstwhile Doda district, known as Chenab Valley, General Officer in Commanding-in Chief (GoC-in-C) Northern Command Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Tuesday reviewed the ongoing anti-terrorist operations in this region.
GoC-in-C visited the locations of the counter-insurgency Delta Force in Doda and Kishtwar and exhorted all ranks to maintain a high tempo of operations, ensuring security and safety for ongoing and upcoming events, the Army’s Northern Command posted on X.
#LtGenMVSuchindraKumar, #ArmyCdrNC visited forward locations of Counter Insurgency Force (Delta) in #Doda and #Kishtwar area to review the ongoing anti-terrorist operations being conducted in light of increased terrorist activity in the region.
He assessed the options for… pic.twitter.com/JGZOwmLcZ3
— NORTHERN COMMAND – INDIAN ARMY (@NorthernComd_IA) August 13, 2024
On its official social media handle, the Northern Command of the Army shared four pictures of the Lieutenant General’s interaction with the troops on the ground.
“Lt Gen M V SuchindraKumar, Army Cdr NC visited forward locations of Counter Insurgency Force (Delta) in the Doda and Kishtwar area to review the ongoing anti-terrorist operations being conducted in light of increased terrorist activity in the region”, the Army posted on its social media post.
He assessed the options for the deployment of additional forces being inducted into the area and emphasized synergy with the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the para-military forces to eradicate terrorism from this region.
The GoC-in-C exhorted all ranks to maintain a high tempo of operations, ensuring security and safety for ongoing and upcoming events.
Doda, Kishtwar districts have witnessed half a dozen encounters recently
For the last couple of months, some areas of the Doda district have witnessed terror incidents. On July 15, four soldiers including a Captain of the Army lost their lives in the line of duty while fighting with terrorists in the Doda district.
A fierce encounter broke out when terrorists ambushed a joint team of the Rashtriya Rifles and Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) in the Desa forests of Doda district, resulting in the deaths of one army officer and three troopers.
The encounter took place when terrorists fired at the joint team during a cordon and search operation at Dhari Gote Urarbagi in the Desa forests, approximately 55 km from Doda town on late July 15 evening.
Higher reaches of the Doda district of Jammu region have witnessed over half a dozen encounters at different places since June 12.
A brief gunfight between terrorists and security forces took place during search operations in Nownatta and Naagseni Peyaas in Kishtwar district on August 11.
Security forces are engaged in a massive search operation in the upper reaches of both districts to track down and neutralize the terrorists who are believed to have infiltrated from across the border and managed to reach the dense forests in their effort to revive terrorism in the peaceful Jammu region.
