Indian Army soldier killed in Pakistan Army retaliatory fire at LoC

Indian Army soldier killed in Pakistan Army retaliatory fire at LoC

NEW DELHI - Indian soldier was killed when Pakistan Army retaliated to Indian ceasefire in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The soldier has been identified as 23-year-old Grenadier Hemraj Jat, a resident of Bhadoon village in Roopangarh tehsil of Rajasthan's Alwar.

He was inducted in the Army on March 2017.

The unprovoked firing from India started at about 1 pm on Sunday. INDIA fired small arms and shelling along with mortars in Poonch. The Pakistan Army retaliated befittingly.

India has been repeatedly violating the ceasefire and each attempt has been thwarted by Pakistani forces.