SRINAGAR: Amid the ongoing anti-terror operation in Kathua district, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited the Basantgarh area in Udhampur district.
“He reviewed the security situation in Udhampur and visited Basantgarh, which falls on the route used by terrorists earlier to move from Kathua to Chenab Valley after infiltrating the border,” officials said.
The GOC was accompanied by Major General APS Bal, the GOC of Counter Insurgency Force-Delta (CIF-D).
“GOC White Knight Corps and GOC CIF-D visited Basantgarh to assess the ongoing security situation in the region. The GOC appreciated the troops for their commitment and efforts in the ongoing counter-terrorism operations,” White Knight Corps posted on microblogging site X.
Security forces are engaged in a large-scale anti-terror operation in Kathua district, where four policemen and two Pakistani terrorists were killed in a gunfight on Thursday. (KNO)
