Defence Minister meets families of civilians killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch

Jammu,UPDATED: Dec 27, 2023 18:04 IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is visiting Jammu and Kashmir to review security measures in the region, on Wednesday met the families of the civilians killed in Poonch district.

Three civilians were discovered dead under mysterious circumstances on December 22. This came a day after a deadly ambush by terrorists that claimed the lives of four Army jawans in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch.

The Army has since launched a probe into the civilian deaths. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande also visited Poonch to review the on-ground situation in the area and chaired a security review meeting in the wake of deadly terror attack.

On Wednesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met the family members of three civilians who were killed in Poonch.

Rajnath Singh, accompanied by Army chief General Manoj Pande and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, reached Rajouri district this afternoon. He also visited the Government Medical College (GMC) to enquire about the health of injured civilians.

“The defence minister met the families of the civilians, civil society and assured action against the guilty after an inquiry into the incident,” former MLC Shahnaz Ganai, who was present in the meeting at Dak Bungalow, was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.