RAJOURI: On Friday, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, the commander of the Northern Army, visited the Kalakote area of the Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir and assessed the state of operations there. The visit occurred the day after security forces in Rajouri’s Darmsal area shot and killed two foreign terrorists from the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) group, including the mastermind of several attacks. The gunfight lasted 36 hours. Five soldiers lost their lives in the gunfight: Lance Naik Sanjay Bisht, Paratrooper Sachin Laur, Hav Abdul Majid, Capt. M V Pranjal, and Capt. Shubham Gupta.“Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Army Commander Northern Command, visited Kalakote area in Rajouri and reviewed the operational situation,” the Army’s Northern Command stated on X. He was given an update on the last operation. According to the statement, the brave soldiers and Army Dog “Domino” were commended and honoured by the Army Commander for a successful operation despite extremely challenging terrain and inclement weather.
