The Army truck targeted in Arihal, Pulwama, Monday. (Express)In two separate incidents in South Kashmir Monday, an Army Major was killed in a gunbattle in Anantnag district and at least six soldiers, and two civilians, were injured in a car bomb explosion that targeted a military vehicle in nearby Pulwama, officials said.
The officer killed in the gunbattle was identified as Major Ketan Sharma (31) of 19 Rashtriya Rifles — his family is in Meerut. A militant, who is suspected to be a foreign national, was also killed in the exchange of fire during a joint security operation in Badoora village of Achabal early morning. Two other Army officers were injured, J&K Police said.
In the evening, militants detonated explosives placed inside a car parked on the roadside at Arihal village of Pulwama when a modified Army vehicle was passing by.
On June 16, The Indian Express had reported that Pakistan had shared intelligence inputs with India and the US regarding a possible attack by militants in Pulwama district using an improvised explosive device mounted on a vehicle.
In the evening, militants detonated explosives placed inside a car parked on the roadside at Arihal village of Pulwama when a modified Army vehicle was passing by.The Army described Monday's attack as a “failed attempt” and said that a few soldiers were injured. “A failed attempt was made to attack a mobile vehicle patrol of 44 RR with a vehicle-based IED while the Army patrol was…
