Army jawan from Nepal killed in LoC shelling

Tribune News Service

Jammu, July 7

An Army jawan was killed as Pakistan troops opened fire and lobbed shells from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district late last night.

Sources said Pakistan resorted to firing and shelling around 12.35 am in which a jawan received serious splinter injuries. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to injuries.

The deceased soldier has been identified as Havildar Sambur Gurung, a native of Nepal.

Jammu-based defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said Havildar Gurung was a “brave, motivated and a sincere soldier”. “The nation will always remain indebted to him for his supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty,” he said.

Gurung’s body was shifted to Nowshera for medico-legal formalities.

This is the sixth killing of soldiers along the LoC in Pakistan shelling in the area. Last month, India lost five soldiers along the LoC in Poonch and Rajouri sectors.

On July 8, a 60-year-old woman was killed, while another was critically injured after Pakistan targeted forward areas with mortars along the LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district.