Chandigarh: A massive search operation has been initiated in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district following the terrorist attack on an army truck on April 20. Five soldiers died and another was seriously injured in the terrorist attack on the military vehicle.

Out of the 5 personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles Unit who were killed in the terror attack in Jammu Kashmir's Poonch district, 4 belonged to Punjab, said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today, April 21..

Mann said in a tweet that "as many as five jawans of Rashtriya Rifles, of whom four were from Punjab, were martyred in a terrorist attack."

All ranks of the Indian Army and the Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande paid tribute to the supreme sacrifice made by the five troops who perished in a terrorist attack on Thursday.

"General Manoj Pande COAS and All Ranks of IndianArmy salute the supreme sacrifice of 05 IndianArmy Bravehearts, Hav Mandeep Singh, L/Nk Debashish Baswal, L/Nk Kulwant Singh, Sep Harkrishan Singh & Sep Sewak Singh who laid their lives down in the line of duty at Poonch Sector," tweeted ADG PI Indian Army.

White Knight Corps previously declared that it "salutes the sacrifice" of the five soldiers who perished in a terrorist attack in the Poonch area of Jammu & Kashmir.

The polcie added that it sympathises with the grieving families. "The White Knight Corps honours the sacrifice of Hav Mandeep Singh, L/Nk Debashish Baswal, L/Nk Kulwant Singh, Sep Harkrishan Singh, and Sep Sewak Singh who gave their life today while doing their duties in the Poonch Sector. We support the grieving families, the statement on Twitter read.

"Unidentified terrorists fired upon an Army vehicle that was travelling between Bhimber Gali and Poonch in the Rajouri sector of J-K today. According to the army's statement, the truck caught fire as a result of the possible deployment of grenades by terrorists.

It said, "Unfortunately, five members of the Rashtriya Rifles Unit deployed for Counter Terrorist operations in this area lost their lives in the incident.

Another soldier was suddentlyevacuated after suffering critical injuries and was taken to the Army Hospital in Rajouri, where he is still receiving treatment. The army added that a search operation had been started to find the attackers. 

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