Army begins verification patrolling at Depsang: MEA
The Indian Army has commenced verification patrolling at Depsang, the second friction point between India and China in eastern Ladakh, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
An officer and a soldier of the Indian Army were on Friday killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Naushera sector in the Rajouri district of Jammu.
A spokesman of the Army confirmed this and said further details were awaited.
Reports said that a Major and a rifleman were killed and a soldier seriously injured due to the IED blast.
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The IED was reportedly planted on the patrolling track on the Indian side of the LoC. It is being investigated whether the IED was planted by terrorists or some BAT of Pakistan.
Pakistan troops have been resorting to unprovoked shelling of the Indian Army installations and civilian areas of the Rajouri and Poonch districts.
A soldier and a BSF jawan were on Thursday injured due to shelling by Pakistan troops.
Indian Army was strongly retaliating, giving a befitting reply.
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