Troops capture Karambakulam tank bund [September 18 2008]

Troops of the Task Force I, getting another mileage in their quest for peace, captured the entire 1.5 km-long Karambakulam tank bund, about 11 km northeast of Nachchikuda last afternoon, consequent upon a close fire fight that saw twenty-five Tiger terrorists killed and a similar number badly injured.

Four brave soldiers of the Army sacrificed their precious lives in the encounter that lasted for over three hours in Karambakulam. Fifteen more soldiers wounded in the fight were immediately evacuated to hospitals.