J&K Poonch attack: 'Let us not forget those on the borders...' says CJI DY Chandrachud after death of four soldiers

Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, while attending Christmas celebrations at the Supreme Court remembered the four soldiers who lost their lives in the ambush carried out by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch last week.

"We will give up everything, even if it comes to our lives as so many people in our Armed Forces do in the service of the nation. We lost four of our members of the Armed Forces two days ago," said DY Chandrachud at Chirstmas celebrations.

"We lost four members of our armed forces a few days ago. So as we celebrate Christmas, let us not forget those on the borders who are spending these cold mornings protecting us and our nation. When we sing, we also sing for them in celebration..." added CJI Chandrachud.


Rajouri terror operation:
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande is scheduled to visit the Rajouri sector after four soldiers were killed in a terror attack in the region earlier. The Army chief will review the ongoing counter-terrorist operations underway in the area.

Four Army personnel, Naik Birender Singh, Rifleman Gautam Kumar, Naik Karan Kumar, and Rifleman Chandan Kumar, were killed while three others were injured after heavily armed terrorists ambushed two Army vehicles near Thanandi in the Rajouri sector.

The fallen soldiers were accorded farewell at a wreath-laying ceremony in Rajouri on sunday.

The Poonch-Rajouri sectors are the responsibility of the 16 Corps which is going to see a routine change in command as the incumbent Lt Gen Sandeep Jain is handing over command to Lt Gen Naveen Sachdev.

The Indian Army said on Saturday that it is conducting an inquiry into the deaths of three civilians in the Poonch-Rajouri sector, where militants launched an attack on army personnel on December 21, killing four soldiers.

"At around 3.45 pm on December 21, two Army vehicles carrying troops were moving to the operational site, which was fired upon by the terrorist. The fire was immediately retaliated upon by our troops," an Army official said.

Indian Army troops immediately retaliated after being attacked by terrorists, they said.

"The troops were going to reinforce a joint operation against terrorists underway in the area since last evening. The operations are taking place in the 48 Rashtriya Rifles area," Army officials added.

(with agency inputs)