An army soldier was injured in a cross-border firing incident along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning, said sources. As per the sources, the soldier was manning a forward post in the Kalsiyan area of the Nowshera sector when a suspected sniper attack from across the border hit him.

The injured soldier was given first aid before being evacuated to a military hospital in Udhampur for advanced treatment.

As per the news agency, the cause of the firing was under investigation.  The explosion was also reported along the zero line in the area around 6 am followed by three rounds of gunfire. However, there was no immediate report of any casualty in the blast, the cause of which is not known immediately, the officials said.