Jammu: An Indian army major and three soldiers were martyred on Saturday in an unprovoked ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.
According to a police official, the ceasefire violation took place in the Keri area of the LoC in Rajouri district.
An “area domination patrol” of the 2 Sikh battalion deployed in the Keri area, under the 120 Infantry Brigade, was underway when it came under fire from Pakistan army posts at about 12.15 pm, said a police official.
“The deceased major has been identified as Prafool Kumar of 120 Infantry Brigade. Besides the major, Lance-Naik Gurmail Singh (34) and Sepoy Pargat Singh (30) were killed in the unprovoked ceasefire violation.” said the police official adding that the injured soldier has been airlifted to hospital for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries.
He said that the Indian Army has been retaliating strongly and effectively to the unprovoked Pakistan aggression.