Five soldiers were martyred and the same number were injured in the dastardly terrorist attack on Monday in Badnota area of ​​Kathua district.

A major CASO (cordon and search operation) was immediately launched in the area to search for the terrorists.

To increase the strength of the security forces engaged in CASO, elite para commandos of the Army were airlifted into the area.

To prevent any terrorist attack on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, contingents of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jammu and Kashmir Police have been deployed in sufficient numbers on the highway in Reasi, Udhampur and Ramban districts. Has gone.

The step was taken when the 11th batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims set out on Tuesday on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, which passes through Reasi, Udhampur and Ramban districts of Jammu division.

Five soldiers injured in the Kathua terror attack have been shifted to the military hospital in Pathankot city in neighboring Punjab for further treatment.