A civilian porter was injured at a forward post along the line of Control in Poonch on Saturday evening. According to sources, militants targeted one of the forward post in the area and injured a porter. However, it could not be ascertained whether the militants fired from across the border or were camping inside the Indian territory to target the Indian soldiers.
Confirming the firing incident in the forward area of Poonch, Defence spokesman in Jammu, said, around 5 pm in a militant stand-off fire, one civilian porter was injured in the forward post. He said the porter was rushed to the hospital and his condition was reported to be stable. The porter has been identified as Rameez Raja of Gagriya village in Poonch, he added.