A retired army soldier was killed and his wife and a close relative were injured as terrorists shot at them from point-blank range on Monday afternoon in South Kashmir's Behibagh area of the Kulgam district.
A soldier was killed on Monday during an overnight encounter with terrorists in North Kashmir’s Sopore area, according to the Srinagar based Chinar Corps of the Indian Army.
The bullet-ridden body of a Territorial Army soldier, who was missing since Tuesday evening in the forest area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, was recovered on Wednesday morning.
Sunjwan is the largest military station in Jammu and has been targeted by terrorists many times earlier with the biggest attack in 2018 that stretched for nearly three days.
GOC Chinar Corps and all ranks on Thursday laid wreaths on the mortal remains of the braveheart, Rifleman Shakir Manzoor Wagay of 162 Infantry Battalion(Territorial Army) at the Srinagar based Chinar Corps War Memorial.
A court of enquiry has been ordered into the incident and the police has registered a case.
Civilian lives, livestock, property and agricultural fields have to bear the brunt of Pakistan ceasefire violations on the LoC.
They twice indulged in intense shelling at 9.15 am and 5.30 pm in the Shahpur, Kirni and Degwar sectors.
The heavily armed terrorist had infiltrated under the cover of shelling by Pakistani troops.
Martyred rifleman Karamjeet Singh, 24, belonged to Janer village of Moga district in Punjab
