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Jammu, Oct 16: An Indian soldier was Sunday killed in Pakistani firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said.
The soldier, identified as Sudesh Kumar of 6 Rajput Regiment, was killed in sniper firing on the LoC in Tarkundi area of Rajouri Sunday evening, police said here.
The Pakistani army had earlier on Sunday opened unprovoked firing at Indian positions on the LoC in Rajouri district in the morning.
“Pakistan Army violated ceasefi re in Naushera sector of the LoC using small arms. Our troops have responded befittingly using same calibre weapons,” said defence spokesman, Lt. Col. Manish Mehta.
This violation came after a week-long lull and drew retaliation from Indian troops.
“There was unprovoked firing from small arms on forward areas in Naushera sector of Rajouri district along the LoC by Pakistani troops,” a defence spokesperson said. Indian troops guarding the LoC retaliated, he said.
A senior Army officer said there have been over 25 ceasefire violations along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir after surgical strikes by Army troops in PoK to dismantle terror launching pads.
In the firing and shelling, five civilians and four armymen had sustained injuries in Poonch district. Nine Pakistani armymen were injured in retaliatory action by Indian troops along LoC.
Pakistani troops had October 8 fired on forward Indian posts along Mendhar-Krishnagati sector in Pooch district resulting in injuries to one jawan.
Pakistani troops had October 5 violated the ceasefire thrice and resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling targeting several Indian posts and civilian areas in three sectors of Poonch and Rajouri districts.
Pakistani troops had October 4 targeted 10 forward areas with mortar shelling and firing with five ceasefire violations on Indian posts and civilian areas along LoC in four areas of Jammu, Poonch and Rajouri districts.
They shelled mortar bombs and opened small and automatic weapons in Jhangar, Kalsian, Makri in Noushera sector of Rajouri district and Gigriyal, Platan, Damanu, Channi and Palanwala areas of Pallanwala sector of Jammu district and Balnoi, Krishnagati in Poonch district.
Pakistani troops had October 3 violated the ceasefire four times and restored to heavy firing and mortar shelling in Saujian, Shahpur-Kerni, Mandi and KG sectors in Poonch district. Pakistan October 2 resorted to firing and shelling from 7.15 pm along LoC in forward areas in Pallanwala belt of Jammu district.
Pakistani troops had October 1 shelled Indian posts and civilian areas with mortar bombs, RPGS and HMGS amid small arms firing along LoC in Pallanwala sector in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district.
Pakistani troops September 30 restored to small arms firing along the LoC in Pallanwala, Chaprial, Samnam areas
of Akhnoor sector of Jammu district.
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