4 Army jawans killed in Pakistani shelling in J&K's Rajouri
Pakistan violates ceasefire
Pakistani forces opened unprovoked and heavy firing and shelling along LoC in Bhimbher Gali sector of Rajouri district this evening, a senior army officials told
Fourjawans weremartyredand five others sustained injuries on Sunday in heavy shelling by Pakistani troops along LoC in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir forcing Indian troops to retaliate, officials said.
News agency PTI quotinga senior army official stated that Pakistani forces opened unprovoked and heavy firing and shelling along LoC in Bhimbher Gali sector of Rajouri district this evening.
Fourjawans were killed and two others injured in the heavy shelling, they said, adding that Indian Army was giving a befitting reply as heavy exchanges were on, the report said.
Earlier on Sunday, a 15-year-old girl and a soldier were injured as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by targeting forward villages and posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri districts, officials said.
With these casualties, 17 people, including nine security personnel, died and 70 were injured in Pakistani shelling and firing along the LoC and International Border in the Jammu region this year.
(With PTI inputs)