Jammu: A soldier was martyred when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a defence official said on Tuesday.
Defence Ministry spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said the incident took place about about 5 pm on Monday.
“In the incident, Lance Naik Mohammad Jawed, 28, was critically injured and later succumbed to his injuries. He was from Khagaria district in Bihar,” Anand added.