Residents of a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Monday organised a prayer meeting for the five soldiers who were killed after their truck, carrying fruits and vegetables for Iftar, was attacked by terrorists. The villagers even celebrated the Eid-ul-Fitr in a low-key manner.
The prayer meeting was organised at Sanghiote, where the army truck was headed from the Bhimber Gali camp while carrying items for the Iftar celebration to be organised by the local Rashtriya Rifles unit for the civilians at 7 pm Thursday.
“We organised the special mourning assembly on the fourth day of the soldiers’ death at a community hall in Sanghiote where people from our village as well as adjoining Chandial panchayat offered special prayers for the bravehearts,” social activist Amin Khan said.
Many Muslims observe special prayers for their dead on the fourth day to conclude the mourning period. The day also holds significance among Hindus and Sikhs.
A group of terrorists ambushed the army vehicle in the dense forest area of Bhata Dhurian late Thursday afternoon, killing five soldiers and injuring another before fleeing the scene after setting the vehicle on fire.
