Of the 13 Poonch residents who were rounded up after the December 21 terror attack, three were allegedly tortured to death, while five each were admitted to two separate hospitals.
Following the incident, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Army chief General Manoj Pande visited Rajouri and met the families of the three civilians who died. The families said Singh had assured them justice.
According to the FIR, after Thursday’s militant ambush, “. Army troops were carrying out searches in the general area of Topi Peer, Sawani, Bafliaz to locate the terrorists who escaped after the attack. During searches, Army troops detained a few local youth for questioning.”