Addressing a public rally in Doda before holding a general 'Public Durbar' lasting over three hours, Dr Jitendra Singh reaffirmed the revival of Village Defence Guards (VDGs).
Officials said the attack at the camp came at about 2 am. This was followed by a brief encounter but the terrorists managed to escape.
The militant attack in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed the lives of four Indian soldiers, including an officer, marks a significant escalation in the long-standing conflict.
The two firefights took place between 12 midnight and 2 am on Wednesday but no casualty was reported. Taking advantage of pitch dark, the terrorists managed to escape, officials said.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed anguish after four army personnel, including an officer, were martyred in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, and slammed the BJP government over the spate of terror attacks in the Union territory.
Nine Army soldiers including a Captain and a JCO have lost their lives in two gunfights with terrorists since last week in Kathua and Doda districts.
Four soldiers, including an officer, critically injured in a gunfight with terrorists in the Doda district succumbed on Tuesday in the hospital, said officials.
A day after the terrorist attack in which five army soldiers were killed in Kathua district, a fierce gunfight broke out on Tuesday between the security forces and militants in the forests of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.
The DC inspected various aspects of the tunnel, including its structural integrity, ventilation systems, lighting facilities, and other safety measures.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for each killed in bus accident.
