Srinagar: A day after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed hope regarding the peaceful situation at Line of Control (LoC), a junior commissioned officer (JCO) was killed after Pakistani troops Monday fired on Indian Army posts along the LoC in Uri Sector of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
A senior Defence official told a local news agency that Pakistani troops armed with machine guns fired at troops of 8 Kumaon guarding the fence near Bhim Post in Uri sector during intervening night of Oct 27 and 28. “The Army has retaliated and the exchange of firing was going on intermittently till this morning.â€
Since October 14, the ceasefire violations have left two troopers dead and caused injuries to 18 people.
On June 19, Pakistani troops had opened fire on Indian posts in Poonch Sector. On June 10, Pakistan troops had opened small arms firing on Indian posts in Nangi Tikri forward area along LoC in Krishnagati sub-sector of Poonch.
Earlier on June 7, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was killed when Pakistan opened heavy fire with automatic weapons and rockets on Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch sector.
A Brigadier and two soldiers were injured on May 24, when Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions along the LoC in Tutmari Gali sector in Jammu and Kashmir. (GNS)
