Jammu (NVI): An Indian Army soldier was killed after Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani Sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, a senior defence official said today.
The soldier, identified as Hav Mathiazhagan P was critically injured in the firing from the Pakistani side late yesterday. “The soldier was evacuated to Army Hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries,” said defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand.
He said that Hav Mathiazhagan P belonged to Salem district in Tamil Nadu and was a brave and highly motivated soldier.
The India Army also responded strongly to the ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops, he added.
In the same district yesterday, a terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces at Mehari village.
Earlier on June 1, a major infiltration bid was foiled by the Army at the LoC in Nowshehra sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, when three heavily armed terrorists were killed.
