"An Army major has been killed in a gunbattle between security forces and militants making an infiltration bid across the Line of Control at Mendhar sub-sector in Poonch district, Jammu region.
Two terrorists were also killed in the encounter, which occurred at the Sonagali post on the Line of Control before dawn. An Army major belonging to the 5-Maratha Light Infantry Regiment was killed in retaliatory firing by the terrorists.
During patrolling in forward area along LoC today troops observed movement of a group of armed militants along the Line of Control (LoC), and challenged them, the official told a news agency. The militants opened fire on the troops and hurled grenades, the official said, adding, the army personnel retaliated and a gunbattle took place in which the two infiltrators were killed and the army officer in the rank of Major lost his life.
Major Akash Singh was a resident of Jammu and had left home on August 31. He is survived by his wife, 2-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter. Major Singh's body was expected to reach Jammu by 11 am this morning.
Meanwhile, bodies of the two militants have been recovered and search operations to look for more militants hiding in the area of the encounter were still going on at the time of filing this report. Two other infiltrators, as per the intercepts, were killed in the operation but it is a normal strategy for militants to split into groups - one group opens cover fire while another tries to sneak into Indian territory from another location.
Two terrorists were also killed in the encounter, which occurred at the Sonagali post on the Line of Control before dawn. An Army major belonging to the 5-Maratha Light Infantry Regiment was killed in retaliatory firing by the terrorists.
During patrolling in forward area along LoC today troops observed movement of a group of armed militants along the Line of Control (LoC), and challenged them, the official told a news agency. The militants opened fire on the troops and hurled grenades, the official said, adding, the army personnel retaliated and a gunbattle took place in which the two infiltrators were killed and the army officer in the rank of Major lost his life.
Major Akash Singh was a resident of Jammu and had left home on August 31. He is survived by his wife, 2-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter. Major Singh's body was expected to reach Jammu by 11 am this morning.
Meanwhile, bodies of the two militants have been recovered and search operations to look for more militants hiding in the area of the encounter were still going on at the time of filing this report. Two other infiltrators, as per the intercepts, were killed in the operation but it is a normal strategy for militants to split into groups - one group opens cover fire while another tries to sneak into Indian territory from another location.
Mendhar sub-sector in Poonch saw the seizure of a huge cache of arms and explosives made in Pakistan two days ago by security forces."
Source: TIMES NOW
I salute Major Akash Singh, who made the supreme sacrifice for India, I pray God that His wife and Children may be helped by him at this sad day
ReplyDeleteReally a sad news, but I am reading and listening this type of news from so many years that the Army Officers and Jawans are dying in J&K. My question is "In order to reduce the number of Casualties What the Govt is doing. Can't they induct some good weapons so that the Casualties are less. Also it is the lack of willingness on the part of Govt to solve the J&K problem.
ReplyDeletedeath is what is not end of any martyr major akash will always be alive in this world
ReplyDelete"when i come back" ON 31st August leaving his home major akash said "i will enlist children to school, their eyes are always to door waiting for daddy to come back and take them to school, being small childrens they dont know it will not happen as their dady died for defending our country physicall is not here BUT HE ALWAYS HERE. WHOLE COUNTRY IS PROUD OF HIM AND SYMPTHY TO HIS FAMILY
ReplyDeleteBEING HIS BROTHER IN LAW I M ALSO PROUD OF HIM
There are many great personalities who are not with us but still we remember their names and discuss about them proudly ..I feel proud that Major Akash Singh is one of them...
ReplyDelete"MAJOR AKASH SINGH DIES DEFENDING THE NATION"
its not a sentence ,it is more than a sentence..a dream of true patriot i wish i can do something like him ....A HEARTIEST SALUTE FROM MY SIDE TO THE TIGER OF INDIA!!