Soldier killed in Pakistan shelling
Jammu, June 11
A soldier was killed and a civilian injured as the Pakistan army shelled villages and forward posts along the Line of Control in Rajouri and Poonch districts on Thursday.
On Thursday night, Pakistan resorted to shelling and firing with small arms on the Army’s forward locations and on civil areas in Tarkundi, Rajdhani and other villages in Manjakot tehsil.
“Naik Gurcharan Singh, hailing from Gurdaspur district, was injured in the shelling in the Gambhir sector. Later, he succumbed to injuries,” said Lt Col Devender Ananad, PRO (Defence).
A resident of Rajdhani village, Namitullah, also received splinter injuries in the shelling. — OC
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