Army jawan martyred in Pak ceasefire violation

Srinagar: One Army jawan was on Friday martyred after Pakistan violated ceasefire at KG sector of Mendhar sub-division in Jammu and Kashmir.

Prior to this on October 20, two Army jawans were killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir. A civilian was also killed and three others injured, and a house and a rice godown were completely damaged. Besides, 2 cars and 2 cow shelters with 19 cattle and sheep inside were also destroyed in the firing.

Indian army sources confirmed the fact that two Indian soldiers were killed in the ceasefire violation, along the LoC in Tangdhar sector (Jammu and Kashmir), when Pakistan Army was pushing infiltrators into Indian territory.