Times of Islamabad

Indian Military opens fire on Pakistani mentally challenged boy who crossed LoC inadvertently

Indian Military opens fire on Pakistani mentally challenged boy who crossed LoC inadvertently

*RAWALPINDI: The Indian military forces on Monday opened fire on a mentallychallenged man who inadvertently crossed the border.*

The Indian force arrested Mohammed Farooq, who crossed the border nearChamana Khord, Zafarwal, in injured condition.

The media of the neighbouring country has declared the injured youth aterrorist.

The aggrieved family of the 28-year-old victim appealed from the governmentto get the mentally abnormal man released from Indian arrest.

One of the family members said Farooq had gone mentally disabled five yearsago. He appealed to the army chief and prime minister to bring him back.

At least three civilians, including a woman were injured in Jandrot Sectordue to unprovoked firing by the Indian troops across the Line of Control(LoC) on Wednesday, said Inter-Services Public Relations.

According to the military’s media wing, Indian troops initiated unprovokedfire targeting civil population in Jandrot Sector along the LOC whichresulted in injuries to a woman among three peop