An Indian Army jawan was martyred in heavy exchange of fire along the line of Control in Naushera sector of frontier Rajouri district on Friday.
Several forward Indian posts were targeted by the Pakistan Army since late Thursday evening. Over half a dozen forward villages in the area were also targeted by the Pakistan Army using long range mortar shells.
In the wee hours of Friday Pakistan Army resumed heavy shelling in the forward area during which an Indian jawan received serious injuries and later succumbed while he was being evacuated to the military hospital.
In response Indian Army strongly retaliated and gave befitting reply. Pakistan Army is learnt to have suffered heavy damages but in the absence of any confirmation the exact number of fatal causalities could not be ascertained immediately.
Defence PRO in Jammu said, “The martyred jawan has been identified as Naik Bakhtawar Singh.”
The 34-year-old soldier hails from village Hajipur, Tehsil Mukerian, District Hoshiarpur, Punjab. He is survived by his wife Jasbir Kaur and three children, son aged 11 years, daughter aged 9 years and another son aged 10 months. The mortal remains of the martyred soldier are expected to be dispatched on saturday morning.