'The boys have played really well,' Indian sports icons hail surgical strike across LoC

After India carried out surgical strikes on seven terror launch pads across the LoC, Indian sports persons ranging from Virender Sehwag to Yogeshwar Dutt hailed Indian Army for their aggressive initiative.

The Army said on Thursday its special forces inflicted "significant casualties" on terrorists preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Salute to Indian Army.
The boys have played really well.
Jai Hind.#SurgicalStrike

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 29, 2016

सारे जहाँ से अच्छा हिंदुस्तान हमारा #SurgicalStrike

— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) September 29, 2016

Indian Army #SurgicalStrike 

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 29, 2016

भारतीय सेना की बहादुरी को नमन!
जय हिंद, जय हिंद
जय हिंद की सेना #SurgicalStrikes #jaihind

— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) September 29, 2016

Defence sources said seven terror launch pads across the Line of Control(LoC) were destroyed by special forces of the Indian Army on the intervening night of September 28 and 29 in a nearly five-hour-long operation during which heliborne and ground forces were deployed.

The sources said the launch pads in PoK were in the range of 2 to 3km from the LoC and were under surveillance for over one week while Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said the strikes targeted 5-6 places across the LoC along Kupwara and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. Naidu said there was no casualty on the Indian side.