Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, the Pakistan Army on Saturday initiated “unprovoked” firing on Indian Army posts in the Krishna Ghati Sector of Poonch in which one Junior Commissioner Officer, hailing from Morena in Madhya Pradesh, attained martyrdom.
Meanwhile, a local woman also fell victim to the indiscriminate firing in the wee hours from across the line of Control in Poonch sector.
In response to these two extreme provocations, the Indian Army too is learnt to have given them befitting response. The firing initiated in the wee hours continued till 6.45 am while firing in the KG sector was going on intermittently till the time of filing the report.
Earlier, a 21-year-old sepoy was martyred in the same KG sector of Poonch on August 8.
Defence PRO in Jammu said, “The Pakistan Army had initiated unprovoked firing on Indian Army posts in KG sector around 5.00 pm. In the exchange of fire, Nb Sub Jagram Singh Tomar was grievously injured and succumbed to his injuries.” The Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively, he added.
Nb Sub Jagram Singh Tomar, 42, belonged to Village Tarsana, PO Porsa, District Morena, MP and is survived by his wife Omavati Devi, one son and one daughter.
According to police spokesman, “A 40-year-old woman was killed in heavy mortar shelling in the forward areas of Poonch on Saturday”.
Around 5.20 am, mortar shells fired from across the line of Control exploded near the house of Mohd. Shabir at Gohlad Kalran village, killing his wife Raqia Bi, a police officer said. The cross loC firing continued for over one and half hour, police said.