One soldier killed, five injured as militants attack Indian Army convoy in Kashmir’s Anantnag

Mangalore Today News Network

Srinagar,  Jun 03, 2017: A soldier was killed and five others injured as militants attacked an Indian Army convoy on a national highway in Anantnag’s Qazigund, sources said on Saturday.

The attack was reported after Pakistan violated the ceasefire on Saturday by firing indiscriminately along the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said.

Earlier, a woman was injured in Pakistani firing in Shahpur area of Poonch district. The woman, who was identified as Shehnaz Akhter, suffered splinter injuries on one of her legs. She has been shifted to the district hospital in Poonch where her condition was stated to be stable.

According to Lt Col Mehta, the Pakistani army also fired with small arms, automatic weapons, and 82mm and 120mm mortars from 11pm on Friday along the LoC in Poonch sector.

On Friday, an employee of General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF), one of the five people who was injured in Pakistani shelling on Thursday, succumbed to his injuries. Thursday’s ceasefire violation came after a lull of two weeks.


Courtesy: Hindustantimes