The Indian Army has launched the names of five soldiers killed in a terrorist attack on a truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Thursday. The deceased troopers are havildar Mandeep Singh, lance naik Debashish Baswal, lance naik Kulwant Singh, sepoy Harkrishan Singh and sepoy Sewak Singh, the Army’s 16 Corps based mostly in Nagrota stated.

“The Whitenight corps stand in solidarity with the bereaved families,” it stated on Twitter.

The victims had been hooked up with the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles unit and had been deployed for counterterrorist operations within the space.

The incident befell after the car they had been travelling in was fired upon by terrorists within the Rajouri sector in Jammu resulting in the dying of 5 troopers, and injuring one other. Operations had been launched to hint the perpetrators, however to this point there was no readability but on the attackers.

The unidentified attackers took benefit of heavy rains and low visibility within the space, the Army had stated in a press release, including that the military truck caught hearth resulting from a probable grenade assault.

Tributes poured in from the political fraternity, with many expressing shock over the incident. National Conference vp Omar Abdullah tweeted, “Terrible news of a terror attack in Poonch that claimed the lives of 5 army jawans in the line of duty. I unequivocally condemn this heinous attack & send my condolences to the loved ones of those killed today. May the souls of the departed rest in peace.”

Delhi chief minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal expressed shock over the dying of the troopers and known as for the strongest punishment for these “behind this cowardly attack.”

The injured soldier is receiving remedy on the Army Hospital in Rajouri.

(With inputs from businesses)