The Pakistan Army suffered 'heavy casualties' after it resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday evening in the Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Pakistani troops opened 10 to 15 rounds of fire, prompting a befitting response by the Indian Army.
The extent of damage on the Pakistan side was not known immediately but the officials said the enemy forces suffered “heavy casualties,” news agency reported.
The ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Krishna Ghati sector came a day after two Indian Army personnel, including a Captain, were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion triggered by suspected terrorists near the LoC in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu district.
The ceasefire violation along the LoC is very rare ever since India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021. This was the first ceasefire violation this year and the fourth cross-border incident in five days.
INDIAN ARMY OFFICER INJURED
A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Indian Army sustained minor injuries when he accidentally stepped over a landmine in the same sector this evening, PTI report quoted officials. The JCO, who is a resident of Mendhar, was part of a patrolling party keeping a close vigil on the LoC to prevent infiltration of terrorists. The injured officer was evacuated to the military hospital.
On February 10, General Officer Commanding of the Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, reviewed "hostile activities" along the LoC in Rajouri district.
"GOC White Knight Corps, along with GOC Ace of Spades and GOC Crossed Swords divisions, visited forward areas of the Rajouri sector for an operational update on the prevailing security situation and the hostile activities," the Army had said in a post on X.
On Monday, a soldier manning a forward post in the Kalal area of the Nowshera sector in Rajouri district was hit by a bullet fired from across the border. Meanwhile, on February 8, an Army patrol in Rajouri's Keri sector came under fire from terrorists positioned in a forest across the LoC, reportedly waiting for an opportunity to infiltrate Indian territory.
During the night of February 4 and 5, a landmine explosion resulted in casualties among terrorists attempting to cross into India from the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district.(News Agency)