Three soldiers have been injured in another incident of cease-fire violation in Baaz Post area along the line of Control in north Kashmir’s Uri sector late on Sunday evening. In another incident, a civilian was killed when security forces returning from a cordon and search operation opened fire on a group of protesters at Kakapora village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Sources said Pakistani army opened fire on Indian pickets guarding the loC in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday evening. Initial reports said that three soldiers have been wounded in the firing. They were evacuated to hospital for treatment.
In another incident, a youngster was killed after he was allegedly shot at by security forces with pellets in Kakapora area of Pulwama district, official sources said.
The youngster Owais Ahmad Dar was seriously hurt with pellets. He was immediately shifted to Srinagar for treatment where he succumbed to injuries.
Sources said CRPF vehicles were coming from Shopian when they were hurled with stones at Kakapora in Pulwama. The troops fired pellet guns causing grievous injuries to Dar. He later succumbed to injuries on way to a premier hospital in Srinagar.