One the 5 jawans who made the supreme sacrifice within the terror attack in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, Lance Naik Kulwant Singh met a heroic finish like his father who misplaced his life within the Kargil battle in 1999.

He had joined the military in 2010, 11 years after his father made the supreme sacrifice within the heights of Kargil.

“Before leaving home, he told me that he would be fine and asked me not to worry,” Lance Naik Kulwant Singh’s mom instructed ANI.

Kulwant is survived by a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter and a three-month-old son, who reside at Chadik village in Moga.

The sarpach of the village stated since Kulwant was the only real bread-winner of the household, the federal government ought to come ahead to increase all assist to his household.

“Kulwant Singh was the only bread-winner of the family and he laid down his life in Kargil. The government should come forward and help his family,” Gurcharan Singh, the sarpanch, instructed ANI.

An Army automobile passing between Bhimber Gali and Poonch within the Rajouri sector was fired upon by unidentified terrorists on Thursday, the military stated in an announcement. The automobile caught hearth because of the probably use of grenades by suspected LeT terrorists, the military added in its assertion.

Five personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles deployed for counterterrorism operations within the space misplaced their lives within the incident, the Army stated.

Following the assault, the military launched an enormous operation on Friday to search out a bunch of round six to seven terrorists, which it stated was behind the ambush.

“The Army and security agencies have received inputs about the presence of 6-7 terrorists operating in two groups in the Rajouri-Poonch sector near the area where the incident took place yesterday,” a defence supply instructed ANI.

“Multiple special forces teams along with drones and surveillance helicopters have been rushed to the area to help carry out search-and-destroy operations there,” the supply stated.

The safety forces, together with the military, police and intelligence companies, are coordinating the operations.

“More details are being ascertained about their route of ingress into the area. The search is being conducted extensively in the area where multiple cave-type natural structures are present,” stated the supply.