NEW DELHI: Two weeks after the
terror attack on the Uri brigade headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir, the brigade's commander has been "shifted out", defence sources revealed to news agency PTI.
The commander, Brigadier K Somashanker, will stay "shifted out" until an investigation - currently underway - on the attack is concluded, sources added.
AN officer from the 28 Mountain Division of the Army is reportedly taking over as the
Uri Brigade commander.
As many as 19 soldiers were killed when terrorists infiltrated the Line of Control (
LoC) and opened fire on the brigade premises on September 18.
Meanwhile, the Army Chief,
General Dalbir Singh
, is in the Valley to review the border security situation in the wake of ceasefire violations by Pakistan.
(With inputs from PTI)
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