An Army jawan, undergoing treatment at Udhampur based command hospital, succumbed to his fatal injuries early Sunday morning.
The Army jawan, identified as Naik Nishant Sharma, had received serious injuries during 'unprovoked' ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army along the line of control in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri.
According to Defence PRO in Jammu, Naik Nishant Sharma of 10 JAK Rifles was undergoing treatment at command hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.
Meanwhile, tension prevailed along the line of control following repeated incidents of ceasefire violations in the region.
The Pakistan Army is desperately attempting to push small groups of heavily armed terrorists inside the Indian territory to execute a terror plot.
On the other hand, Indian soldiers are maintaining a tight vigil to prevent any infiltration bid from across the LoC.
High alert has been sounded in the run up to the Republic day celebrations along the International border with Pakistan across the Jammu frontier after another cross border tunnel was detected by the BSF in Pansar area of Kathua district.
In Kashmir valley, the venues of Republic Day celebrations including Sher-e-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar have been fortified with a multi tier security ring to prevent any terror attack aimed at disrupting the celebrations.