Army jawan killed, two others injured in firing by Pak troops along LoC: JAMMU, May 19: An army jawan was killed and two others injured in firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwalla area of Akhnoor on Sunday. A defence ministry spokesman Lt Colonel Maneesh Menhta, however, said here on Monday morning that this followed attack on an army patrol by militants. The deceased jawan has been identified as Bhikeli Uttam Badu of 2 Maratha and the injured as Vinod Kumar and Launce Naik Anmol Kumar of 2 Engineers Regiment. Meanwhile, sources said that the victims had gone to rescue a colleague Havaldar Vinod Kumar of 4 Engineers who got injured in a landmine blast near the LoC. However, when they were proceeding towards him, Pakistani troops opened fire. The Indian army retaliated and the exchange of fire between them continued till late last evening. The injured were later shifted to the command hospital at Udhampur where one of them succumbed to injuries. The firing along the LoC came a few hours after Army troops had foiled an infiltration attempt by militants in Bhimber Gali area of adjoining Rajouri district. The defence ministry spokesman said that the army troops noticed three militants and opened fire, making the later to flee back to the side of Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Later during searches in the area, the troops seized an IED apparently planted by terrorists. It was defused immediately, he said, adding that there were no casualties on the Indian side.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 12:59:20 +0000
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