Six civilians, including two women, were injured and six houses partially damaged during shelling by Pakistani troops on border hamlets along the line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday.
After over a month-long lull, Pakistani troops last night resorted to firing by small arms and automatic weapons and shelling of 81 mm mortar bombs in two forward sub-sector of Sabjian and Mandi since 1840 hours and intermittent firing continued till midnight drawing retaliation from Indian forces, a senior Army officer had said.
Civilian population living in border hamlets of Gigriyal and Uripura along loC were targeted during the firing, police officials said on Thursday.
The injured have been identified as Hajra Begum, Sakina Begum, Zahoor Ahmed, Gulam Nabi, Khaja Ahad and Mumtaz Ahmed, police said, adding that the condition of one of the women is stated to be critical.