Terrorists kill army jawan, mutilate body;
1 militant gunned down
1 militant gunned down
BSF says 15 Pak soldiers killed in a week
Srinagar/ Jammu: An army jawan was on Friday,
28th October 2016 killed in an encounter with terrorists who later
mutilated his body near the Line of Control (LoC) in Machchil Sector of Kupwara district in
Kashmir.
One militant was also killed in the gunbattle, army said at
Srinagar tonight.
"In an encounter close to the Line of Control this evening,
one solider was martyred and one terrorist was killed. The terrorists mutilated
the body of the jawan before fleeing back into Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir under
the cover of firing by Pakistan Army," an army spokesman said.
He said the incident reflected the barbarism pervading in
official and unofficial organisations in Pakistan.
Jammu report: As military confrontation increased on the
border, two civilians were killed in Jammu region of India in cross-border
shelling and firing overnight even as BSF on Friday, 28th October
claimed to have killed 15 Pakistani soldiers over the last one week.
BSF, which primarily guards the International Border with Pakistan, said it had also foiled two infiltration bids in Samba district two days back. Besides, BAT (Border Action Team) attacks from Pakistani side along the Line of Control have also been thwarted during the past 24 hours.
Firing mortar shells and using automatic weapons, Pakistani troops targeted civilian areas and forward security posts along the International Border and Line of Control in Jammu, Kathua, Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
"At 1720 hour yesterday, Pakistan Rangers started unprovoked heavy firing and shelling in Kathua sector of Jammu which further spread to Hiranagar and Samba. It continued till 0500 hours today in the area of 24 BSF posts," a senior BSF officer said.
BSF, which primarily guards the International Border with Pakistan, said it had also foiled two infiltration bids in Samba district two days back. Besides, BAT (Border Action Team) attacks from Pakistani side along the Line of Control have also been thwarted during the past 24 hours.
Firing mortar shells and using automatic weapons, Pakistani troops targeted civilian areas and forward security posts along the International Border and Line of Control in Jammu, Kathua, Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
"At 1720 hour yesterday, Pakistan Rangers started unprovoked heavy firing and shelling in Kathua sector of Jammu which further spread to Hiranagar and Samba. It continued till 0500 hours today in the area of 24 BSF posts," a senior BSF officer said.
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