Army commander reviews anti-militancy operations in Chenab valley

JAMMU: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar on Tuesday reviewed the ongoing anti-militancy operations in the Chenab valley region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Lt Gen Kumar visited the forward locations of 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.

He (Lt Gen Kumar) assessed the options for deployment of additional forces being inducted into the area and emphasised on synergy with Jammu and Kashmir police and paramilitary forces, the post read.

While higher reaches of Doda district of Jammu region have witnessed over half-a-dozen encounters at different places since June 12 that left four soldiers, including a captain and three foreign militants dead and some security personnel injured, a brief gunfight between militants 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 the districts to track down and neutralise the militants who are believed to have infiltrated from across the border and managed to reach the dense forests in their effort to revive militancy in the peaceful Jammu region. (PTI)