The Indian Army truck was carrying fruits and other items for an iftar gathering meant to be held in Sagiote later on Thursday evening.
While the country is celebrating ‘Eid-ul-Fitr’ on Saturday, there is a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch which has decided to give it a miss. Reason: Sangiote village was the destination of the Indian Army truck which was ambushed on Thursday, leaving five soldiers attached with the Rashtriya Rifles dead. The truck was carrying fruits and other items for an iftar gathering meant to be held in Sagiote later on Thursday evening, The Indian Express reported.
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, where the Rashtriya Rifles has a significant presence due to the movement of Army convoys between Poonch and Rajouri.
Sarpanch of the Sangiote panchayat Mukhtiaz Khan, who was was among those invited for the iftar, told the newspaper: “Kya iftar jab hamare paanch jawan uss unfortunate haadse mein shaheed ho gaye (what iftar fast when five of our soldiers were martyred in that unfortunate 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.