Villagers to skip Eid this year after Army trucks were ambushed in Poonch
The country celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday, but the village in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch will not celebrate. The reason for the same is that because in Sangiote village was the destination of the Indian Army truck which was ambushed on Thursday, leaving five soldiers attached to the Rashtriya Rifles dead. According to the report, the truck was carrying fruits and other items for an iftar gathering meant to be held in Sagiote later on Thursday evening.
The report added that the truck transported materials from the Basooni headquarters of the Rashtriya Rifles located in Balakote. Also, the vehicle collected additional items during its journey from the Bhimber Gali area. The Rashtriya Rifles has a significant presence due to the movement of Army convoys between Poonch and Rajouri.
Mukhtiaz Khan, Sarpanch of the Sangiote panchayat, who was among those invited for the iftar, told that “Kya iftar jab hamare paanch jawan uss haadse mein shaheed ho gaye (what iftar fast when five of our soldiers were martyred in that incident).”
“As soon as we got information about the terror attack from social media groups, a pall of gloom descended on the village,” Khan said, adding that the villagers will not celebrate Eid on Saturday, they only offer namaz.
At approximately 3 p.m., as the loaded vehicle approached its destination, only 7-8 km away, and crossed Tota Gali, unidentified terrorists who had set an ambush in advance, launched an attack on the vehicle from various directions, as stated in the report.
Ironically, the terrorists managed to flee the area after attacking the Army truck in the thickly forested area of Poonch. Soon after the incident occurred several local residents in the area rushed to the spot and desperately tried to douse the flames of fire engulfing the Army soldiers.
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