Army Calls For Peace After Attack On Assam Rifles In Nagaland Kills 1
An Assam Rifles jawan was killed and four others injured in an IED blast in Nagaland, prompting a strong call for peace from military leadership. The incident has been condemned by both the Army and the Nagaland Chief Minister as a cowardly act that threatens regional stability.
Why it matters
The attack highlights ongoing security challenges in Northeast India and the fragility of peace in the region.
A day after an Assam Rifles jawan was killed and four other personnel were injured in a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Nagaland's Chumoukedima district, the Army appealed to the people to not let terror undermine the state's hard-earned peace.The appeal came as Havildar Mohammad Iqbal of the 28 Assam Rifles Battalion was accorded full military honours at the Assam Rifles Training Centre and School (ARTC&S) at 3rd Mile, Dimapur.Iqbal, 44, a native of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, was killed on Monday when an IED struck a vehicle, which was part of a convoy of Assam Rifles vehicles.Director General of Assam Rifles Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera, along with senior Army and Assam Rifles officers, paid their last respects to the soldier in Dimapur.DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES PAYS TRIBUTE TO BRAVEHEART HAV MOHD IQBALLt Gen Vikas Lakhera, AVSM, SM, DG Assam Rifles, paid solemn tribute to Hav…
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