Jammu: An Indian Army jawan was killed today as Pakistani troops opened fire and lobbed mortar shells at forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to officials, the heavy Pakistani firing and shelling were reported along the LoC in Poonch district’s Krishna Ghati sector and Rajouri’s Nowshera sector, and along the IB in Kathua district.
The jawan, guarding a forward post, was critically injured after being hit by cross-border shelling in Nowshera sector. He succumbed to his injuries later.
He is the fourth Army personnel to get killed by Pakistan along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch this month.