After Pakistani Rangers escalated tension along the International Border in RS Pura sector of Jammu frontier on late Sunday night by targeting the civilian areas with long-range mortar shells, Pakistani Army on Tuesday violated the ceasefire agreement along the line of Control in Poonch injuring one Indian soldier.
In another incident, three heavily armed infiltrators, dressed in pathani suits, were pushed back by the alert troops in Sunderbani area of Rajouri on early Tuesday morning soon after their movement inside the Indian territory was picked up by the troops. Since Sunday evening, five incidents of ceasefire violations have have been reported across the State of Jammu & Kashmir. In the wake of ongoing Amarnath Yatra, the entire security grid is in a state of high alert to prevent any terrorist strike.
According to Public Relations Officer of Udhampur-based Northern Command headquarters Col SD Goswami, “Pakistani Army resorted to ‘unprovoked’ firing along the loC in Poonch at around 9.45 am.” He said Pakistani Army used small arms to target the forward Indian posts. One Indian solider received bullet injury and was shifted to the nearby hospital, he added.
Meanwhile, in neighbouring Rajouri district alert Indian troops foiled an infiltration bid by unidentified terrorists who were trying to sneak inside the Indian territory in the general area of Sukhtao Nala in Sunderbani sector.
According to the Defence PRO, “The infiltration bid was foiled around 6.30 am when three unidentified terrorists, dressed in pathani suits were challenged by the troops.” A BSF jawan was earlier killed in ‘unprovoked’ firing in North Kashmir’s Nowgam sector on late Sunday night.