December 26, 2012 11:35 am | Updated 11:35 am IST - Jammu
An Army jawan was killed in firing from across the Indo-Pak border in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
“There was firing from across the border at a forward post in Mankote belt in Poonch district late last night,” a defence spokesman said on Wednesday.
In the firing, an Army jawan was critically wounded and later died in hospital, he said, adding that it was not known whether the shots were fired by Pakistani troops or militants.
The jawan has been identified as Sepoy Rakesh Kumar.
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.
