JAMMU: An Army Captain was among two soldiers killed in an IED blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector here on Tuesday, officials said.
“Suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast reported in #Laleali in Akhnoor Sector during a fence patrol, resulting in two fatalities. Own troops are dominating the area and search operations are underway,” the White Knight Corps, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) wrote on X.
“The White Knight Corps salutes and pays tribute to the supreme sacrifice of two gallant soldiers,” it said.
“Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar Army Commander Northern Command and all ranks of Dhruva Command solemnly salute the supreme sacrifice of brave hearts Capt Karamjit Singh Bakshi and Naik Mukesh in a suspected IED blast in Akhnoor,” said an Army official. “Dhruva Command stands firm with the bereaved family in this hour of grief.”
Pertinently, the General Officer Commanding of the Jammu-based White Knight Corps unit of the Army, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, had reviewed “hostile activities” along the LoC in Rajouri district on Monday.