Jawan killed as Pak violates ceasefire in Poonch

There were two other incidents of ceasefire violations along LoC in the Valley on Wednesday.

July 30, 2015 09:45 am | Updated November 16, 2021 05:22 pm IST - Jammu

An Army Jawan was killed in sniper attack by Pakistan troops who targeted forward posts in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir in violation of ceasefire.

Sepoy Rachpal Singh was critically injured in sniper fire by Pakistani troops at a forward post in Poonch along the Line of Control on Wednesday night, a police officer said on Thursday.

Singh, who belonged to 22-Sikh unit, later succumbed to his injuries. He was guarding Parvinder post when the incident occurred.

This is the third incident of sniper attack by Pakistani troops along the LoC this month. Two BSF jawans were killed in similar incidents along LoC in Kashmir Valley.

There were two other incidents of ceasefire violations along LoC in the Valley on Wednesday.

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