After carrying out deadly attacks in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in the last three years, terrorist activities spread to six other districts of Jammu region this year. Security officials said 44 people, including 18 security personnel and 13 terrorists, were killed. Although Pir Panjal districts of Rajouri and Poonch saw a significant decline in terrorist activities in 2024 compared to previous years, the series of incidents in Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, Kathua, Udhampur and Jammu since April-May have raised concerns. Has given. Officials said the Army along with the police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have launched sustained operations, especially in sensitive areas, to counter the menace and thwart attempts by Pakistan-based masters to spread terror in peaceful areas. .
According to official data, nine murders each were recorded in Doda, Kathua and Reasi districts this year, followed by five in Kishtwar, four in Udhampur, three each in Jammu and Rajouri and two in Poonch. Officials said the dead included 18 security personnel and 13 terrorists. He said that of the 14 civilians killed by the terrorists, seven were pilgrims returning from the Shiv Khauri temple, while three were Village Defense Guards (VGDs). Pilgrims were killed in an attack on their bus, which also took the lives of the local driver and conductor, with VDGs shot at in Udhampur and Kishtwar districts. Officials said that this year, seven security personnel lost their lives in Kathua, five in Doda, three in Kishtwar, two in Poonch and one in Udhampur in terrorist incidents. He said that three terrorists were killed in the two-day long operation in Akhnoor sector.
The Rajouri-Poonch belt, which like other parts of the Jammu region was almost freed from terrorism a decade ago, witnessed deadly terrorist attacks mostly targeting army vehicles since October 2021, resulting in the death of 47 security personnel and over 100 people. Died.
