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Soldier Killed, 2 Others Injured On LoC In Rajouri

November 10, 2018 by kashmirobserver Leave a Comment

JAMMU — An Army soldier was killed Saturday in sniper fire by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. The spokesman identified the soldier as rifleman Varun Kattal (21), a resident of Mawa-Rajpura area of Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. He is survived by his parents, father Anchal Singh and mother Pinki Rani. This was the allegedly second sniper attack along the LoC in two days. An Army porter lost his life in a similar attack in Akhnoor sector of Jammu Friday. “At about 0945 hours, unprovoked ceasefire violation was initiated by Pakistan in Sunderbani sector in which one Army soldier was shot by a sniper from across the border and later succumbed to injuries at 11.10 AM,” the spokesman said. “Rifleman Kattal was a brave and sincere soldier. The nation will always remain indebted to him for the supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty,” the spokesman said adding his martyrdom will not go in vain. He said the Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively on Pakistan army posts. On October 21, three soldiers of Jammu and Kashmir light infantry regiment and two heavily-armed infiltrators, were killed in Sunderbani sector. On November 6, a soldier was injured when he was hit by a sniper from across the border at Kalal in Noushera sector of Rajouri, while a BSF soldier was injured in a separate incident of firing by Pakistan along the LoC in the Manjakote area of… [Read full story]


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