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Border Security Force (BSF) that located the mutilated body of head constable Narender Singh 30-40m inside Pakistan control territory, a senior government official told The Hindu. He was found lying in a pool of blood on a raised embankment across the border by the joint party.

On September 18, head constable Singh, who was part of a BSF party in Ramgarh sector in Jammu to clear elephant grass growth, went missing after they came under heavy fire from the Pakistani side.

The BSF submitted a report to the Home Ministry on Thursday, saying that the jawan had received three bullets — on his left eye, left side of his chest and left leg. The report also said that he had several “cut marks” on his body, including on his neck, confirming mutilation.

Such attacks are common along the Line of Control (LoC), but this is the first time that such an incident has taken place along the IB. The 740-km LoC in J&K is under the operational control of the Army and the 192-km IB in Jammu is manned by the BSF.

The official said that on the day of the incident, when after the first burst of fire the other BSF jawans rushed back to their post, they noticed that Singh was missing.

There was no retaliatory fire from the BSF as Singh was still missing and had to be traced. BSF Deputy Inspector General in Jammu called his counterpart — the sector commander of Pakistan Rangers in Sialkot — on the dedicated hotline for several hours but they did not respond. Calls were also made from the Delhi headquarters of the BSF.

“We could not immediately retaliate as our man was still missing. Despite repeated calls to the hotline, they remained incommunicado. Finally the concerned officer came on the line in the evening and we asked them for assurance that a search party will go to look for Singh and there should be no firing from the other side,” said the official.

He said that after initial round of search, the search party came back as it could not locate Singh.

“We then called a flag meeting with the Pakistan Rangers and pressured them to send a joint search party. They agreed and the combing operation began. We found Singh’s helmet and cap. There were blood stains indicating his body had been dragged. Following the traces, we found Singh’s body in a pool of blood, lying on a raised embankment, about 40 metres inside Pakistan,” said the official.

In the flag meeting, Pakistan Rangers denied their involvement in the killing, said the official.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that he had spoken to BSF DG KK Sharma. “ have given instructions to take appropriate action but cannot share the details right now,” Mr. Singh said.

Posted at: Sep 21, 2018, 12:15 AM; last updated: Sep 21, 2018, 12:15 AM (IST)
Soldier’s body arrives at Lahaul-Spiti village

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The body of JCO Rigzin Dorje (41) of the Dogra Scout, who died in an avalanche in Kargil district, has reached his native village at Chicham in Lahaul-Spiti on Thursday. On Tuesday night, the district administration was informed about the incident by the Army.

On Thursday, the body of the soldier was flown from Jammu and Kashmir to Spiti in a helicopter. The body was received by the district administration at Kaza from where it was transported in a vehicle to Chicham. Vikram Singh Negi, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kaza, told The Tribune that the cremation of the soldier would be conducted on Friday. — TNS

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Two BSF men among three killed in Banihal
Jammu: Three persons, including two BSF men, were killed on Wednesday when the truck they were travelling fell into a gorge near Banihal on the Jammu-Srinagar highway. The truck driver was also killed. The vehicles was part of a BSF convoy moving towards the Valley from Jammu. A police officer said the truck met with an accident at Rattan Bass, 5 km from Banihal. “Two BSF personnel died on the spot, while the driver succumbed to his injuries on way to the Banihal sub-district hospital,” he said. The police and locals started a rescue operation. The two BSF men have been identified as Ajit Singh and Atma Singh of 89 Battalion. The civilian driver has been identified as Balbir Singh of Jammu. The truck had started from Akhnoor and was moving towards Srinagar when the accident occurred around 2 pm. The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, but eyewitnesses say tyre burst was the reason. A case has been registered. TNS
 
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Commando’s gallant act saved his squad
Killed two militants single-handedly before laying down his life in Kupwara

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Martyr Sandeep Singh’s mother lends a shoulder to his coffin in Gurdaspur. Tribune photo


Majid Jahangir
Tribune News Service
Srinagar, September 25


Para commando Sandeep Singh lived and died for the country. The 30-year-old Lance Naik displayed exemplary bravery when he killed two infiltrators single-handedly before laying down his life on the Line of Control in the dense Tangdhar forests in Kupwara district on Monday.

At least five militants suspected to be foreigners were killed during the three-day-long counter-infiltration operation that began on Saturday at Tangdhar.

Army sources said Lance Naik Sandeep Singh of Special Forces led a search party which launched the operation in the Gagadhri Nar area of Tangdhar on September 22 after an input about infiltration was received. The combing was jointly carried out by the 4 Para commandos and 20 Jat Regiment.

“On noticing suspicious movement, Sandeep deployed his squad and moved further to ascertain the presence of militants. He encountered two terrorists at close quarters and a fierce gunfight ensued in which he neutralised both militants. During this daredevil act, he sustained a gunshot wound in his head and succumbed to his injuries as he was being evacuated,” the sources said.

An officer privy to the operation details said the commando ensured the safety of his own squad of the Special Forces. “With utter disregard for his personal safety and upon noticing that his squad was in danger, the commando eliminated two hardcore foreign militants, ensuring the safety of his four-member squad and the subsequent elimination of all three terrorists,” he said.

Lance Naik Sandeep Singh, a resident of the Kotla Khurd area of Gurdaspur in Punjab, is survived by his wife. He had joined the Army in 2007.

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Gurdaspur, September 25

Lance Naik Sandeep Singh was cremated with full military honours at his native Kotla Khurd village, 15 km from here, on Tuesday.

Earlier, the body, draped in the Tricolour, was brought from Tibri cantonment where it was placed for the night after being flown in from Kupwara.

The pyre was lit by the martyr’s five-year-old son Abhinav and father Jagdev Singh. Senior officers from the district administration, Tibri cantonment and 4 para commandos, were present. SSP Swarandeep Singh had deputed DSP Gurbans Singh Bains to represent the police department. A contingent from Tibri reversed arms as a mark of respect. Sandeep was a part of the Army’s special force that carried out the surgical strikes on militant bunkers of Pakistan along the LoC in 2016. — TNS

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The Army pays tributes to slain Lance Naik Sandeep Singh at the Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar on Tuesday. Tribune photo


An officer privy to the operation details said the commando ensured the safety of his own squad of the Special Forces. “With utter disregard for his personal safety and upon noticing that his squad was in danger, the commando eliminated two hardcore foreign militants, ensuring the safety of his four-member squad and the subsequent elimination of all three terrorists,” he said.

Lance Naik Sandeep Singh, a resident of the Kotla Khurd area of Gurdaspur in Punjab, is survived by his wife. He had joined the Army in 2007.

Meanwhile, the Army on Tuesday paid a befitting tribute to the commando in a solemn ceremony at Badami Bagh Cantonment. Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen AK Bhatt and all ranks paid homage to the slain commando on behalf of a proud nation.
 
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Sonepat Captain killed, lieutenant injured in Dharamshala accident
The two were posted to 33 Mountain Division in Palampur.
india Updated: Oct 03, 2018 20:47 IST
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An Army Captain was killed and a Lieutenant injured when they car they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down a 250-ft gorge in Dharamshala military station near McLeodganj on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Captain Chaitanya Keshav Sharma (24), a resident of Sonepat in Haryana. Lieutenant Dixit Bali (22), a resident of Shimla, was under treatment at Dharamshala Zonal Hospital where his condition was stated to be stable. The two were posted to 33 Mountain Division in Palampur.

The two were on duty in Dharamshala and were returning to Palampur after their shift ended when the accident took place at 3.30 am, said Kangra superitendent of police (SP) Santosh Patial. Police said the reason behind the mishap was yet to be ascertained.

A rescue team of Army from Dharamshala Military Station shifted the officers to Dharamshala hospital where Captain Sharma was declared brought dead.

Police registered a case under Sections 279 (rash and negligent driving), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 304A (causing death due to negligence).

The body of the deceased officer was handed over to his family after postmortem was conducted at Dharamshala hospital.

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Wife of soldier killed in Pakistan firing delivers baby hours before husband’s funeral

Lance Naik Ranjeet Singh was among the three personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry who fell to the bullets of Pakistani intruders along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district on Sunday.
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Lance Naik Ranjeet Singh was to come home to his village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban on Monday on two-month leave to attend to his pregnant wife and hold his child in his arms. However, it was his body that returned and his wife delivered a baby girl, hours before his last rites were held with full military honours.

Singh was among three soldiers, all from Jammu and Kashmir, killed by Pakistan’s notorious border action team (BAT) Sunderbani area of Rajouri district on Sunday.

In a state of shock, Shimpu Devi then went to the cremation ground at Seri Ghat on the bank of Chenab in the afternoon to bid a tearful adieu to her husband. They got married in 2006.

The mortal remains of the slain soldier were cremated with full military honours and amid slogans of “Shaheed Ranjeet Amar Rahe and Bharat Mata Ki Jai’.

Officers from army, police and civil administration besides local residents attended the last rites of the slain soldier.

The last rites of the other two soldiers - havildar Kaushal Kumar of Nowshera and rifleman Rajat Kumar Basan of Pallanwala in Akhnoor - were performed with full military honours at their native villages on Monday.

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After his wife Shimpu Devi developed labour pains around midnight on Monday, she was admitted to Ramban hospital where she delivered the baby at 4.15 am on Tuesday.

“The daughter I have given birth today is the nation’s daughter and I wish she becomes an army officer,” she said at the hospital. She also said that she wants her daughter to be looked after by the army so that she gets all the facilities before joining it as an officer.

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Army jawans carry the body of rifleman Rajat Kumar Basan, who was killed along the LoC, in Akhnoor sector.(PTI)
 
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Two other jawans — Lance Naik Brajesh Kumar and Sepoy Ngamsiamliana — were also killed in separate anti-militancy operations in the Kashmir Valley.

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An Indian Army jawan died on October 26 in a Srinagar hospital of the head injuries he sustained, an Army official said.

“Sepoy Rajendra Singh was part of a quick reaction team that was providing security to a Border Roads Organisation convoy on Thursday. At 1800 hrs, when the convoy was passing through the Anantnag bypass trijunction near NH-44, Sepoy Rajendra Singh was injured after being hit irectly on the head,” the Army official said.

The Sepoy Rajendra Singh was provided immediate first aid and evacuated to 92 Base Hospital but he died of his injuries there.

A resident of Uttarakhand’s Badena village, Sepoy Rajendra Singh joined the Army in 2016 and is survived by his parents.

The Army paid tributes to him and two other jawans — Lance Naik Brajesh Kumar and Sepoy Ngamsiamliana — who were killed in separate anti-militancy operations in the Kashmir Valley.

“In a solemn ceremony at Badamibagh cantonment here, General Officer Commanding of Chinar Corps of the Army Lt Gen A K Bhatt and all ranks paid homage to the martyrs on behalf of a proud nation,” the official said. Director-General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh and representatives from various security agencies also joined in paying the last respects to the soldiers, he said.

Lance Naik Kumar (32) sustained splinter injuries during an operation against militants in Baramulla district’s Sopore area on Friday. Two militants were also killed in the operation, the official said. A native of Himachal Pradesh’s Nanawin village, the jawan joined the Indian Army in 2004. He is survived by wife and a daughter.



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Sepoy Ngamsiamliana was killed on Friday in an attack on an Army camp in Luragam village of Tral in Pulwama district. He hailed from village Rengtekawn in Mizoram. He joined the Indian Army in 2013. He is survived by his parents, the official said.



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“The mortal remains of the martyrs were flown for last rites to their native places, where they would be laid to rest with full military honours. In this hour of grief, the Indian Army stands in solidarity with the families of the bravehearts and remains committed to their dignity and well being,” the official said.
 
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Senior police officers carry the coffin of CISF ASI Rajendra Prasad who was killed in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir on October 27, 2018. | Photo Credit:


On late Friday a gunfight took place at the grid Station Wagoora in Budgam district
Militants attacked a power grid station in the Nowgam area of Srinagar in the early hours of Saturday and killed an officer of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

“The attack was successfully repulsed by the alert sentry at the spot, but one Assistant Sub-Inspector of CISF sustained serious bullet injuries and died in hospital,” said the police.

The CISF officer was identified as Rajendra Prasad.

Pakistan based Militant outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. “Our cadres carried out a sniper and grenade attack on a CISF check post. We will carry out more attacks as revenge for every person martyred in Kulgam,” said a JeM spokesman.

The Indian Army on Saturday called off its operation in Shopian’s D.K. Pora area after people resorted to stone throwing. Over a dozen civilians were injured.

The police on Saturday said top militant commander and his associate were killed in Friday’s gunfight in Pazalpora area of Sopore in Baramulla. “It is a major success as top militant commander was wanted for his alleged involvement in several killings of civilians and a Special Police Officer,” said the police.
 
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Four CRPF personnel killed as Maoists blow up mine-protected vehicle

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The incident occurred around 4 pm near camp of the CRPF , when its 168th battalion was out on ‘area domination’ operation.(PTI File Photo)

Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed on Saturday when Maoists blew up their mine-protected vehicle (MPV) in the first such attack since elections in the state were announced on October 6. Two others were injured in the blast, police said.

The attack came on a day chief minister launched the ruling election campaign in neighbouring the district. Elections will be held in two phases, on November 12 and 20. Eighteen constituencies in eight Maoist-affected districts will vote in the first phase. The remaining 72 will vote in the second phase.

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The blast went off near the CRPF’s camp around 4.30 pm when a team from its 168th Battalion was out on area domination operations and patrol duty, a senior officer said.

“The MPV was carrying six personnel and was around one km away from the CRPF camp when Maoists triggered the blast. Four jawans were killed and other two were injured,” said IG CRPF .

Reinforcements were immediately rushed to the spot and the injured personnel evacuated, he said. The bodies were subsequently retrieved from the spot. “We have launched a hunt for the attackers. Combing operations have begun in the area,” IG CRPF said.

According to CRPF , the Maoists have targeted MPVs eight times in the region since 2005, killing 42 security personnel injuring at least 50. Instead of using standard explosive devices, the Maoists were using 50-100 kg explosives in containers to explode MPVs, the CRPF had earlier said.

On Friday, IG CRPF had given details of deployment of additional forces and four helicopters in the region in the run-up to the combing operations.

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Yuktirath – Second version of the MPV. It's built to withstand bomb attacks from TNT and other types of explosives for up to 42 kg under the wheel and 35 kg, alongside 14 kg of explosives and 1 kg of shrapnel from 5 metres with a height of 1.5 metres under the hull with a 6×6 drivetrain. The other known variant aside from the MRAP version is a light armored recovery vehicle, which has a 4x4 drivetrain
 
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Army jawan killed in Pakistan sniper fire in Sunderbani sector of Jammu-Kashmir

An Army jawan was killed in sniper fire in yet another ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
india Updated: Nov 11, 2018 00:02 IST
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Rifleman Varun Kattal, a resident of Mawa-Rajpura area of Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, was shot dead by a sniper from across the border in Sunderbani sector


An Indian Army soldier was killed Saturday in sniper fire by Pakistani troops, while two BSF personnel were injured in cross-border firing along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Rifleman Varun Kattal (21), a resident of Mawa-Rajpura area of Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, was shot dead by a sniper from across the border in Sunderbani sector, the officials said. This was the second sniper attack along the LoC in two days. An Army porter lost his life in a similar attack in Akhnoor sector on Friday.

“At about 0945 hours, unprovoked ceasefire violation was initiated by Pakistan in Sunderbani sector in which one soldier was shot by a sniper from across the border and later succumbed to injuries at 11.10am,” a defence spokesman said, adding his death will not go in vain. He said the Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively on Pakistan army posts.

Two BSF personnel manning a border outpost in Sunderbani sector were also injured in an exchange of fire with Pakistani troops this evening and were hospitalised, the officials said.

On October 21, three soldiers of J&K light infantry regiment and two heavily-armed infiltrators, believed to be members of the Border Action Team of the Pakistani army, and terrorists, were killed in Sunderbani sector.

On Nov 6, a soldier was injured when he was hit by a sniper from across the border in Noushera sector of Rajouri, while a BSF jawan was injured in a separate incident of firing by Pakistan in the Manjakote area of the Rajouri-Poonch sector Friday.

The number of ceasefire violations this year by Pakistan has been the highest in the past eight years. The first seven months saw 52 deaths and 232 people getting injured in 1,435 ceasefire violations in the state, according to an RTI reply by the home ministry.
 
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This comes a day after two major violations were reported in Poonch in Jammu and Kupwara in Kashmir.

One Indian soldier was killed in a sniper fire by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu’s Sunderbani Sector, while two Pakistan Based militants were killed in the Kashmir Valley.

A Jammu-based Army spokesman said Pakistan Army resorted to an unprovoked ceasefire violation in Sunderbani Sector at about 9.45 a.m. on Saturday. “In the incident, Rifleman Varun Katal was critically injured. Later, Rifleman Varun Katal succumbed to the gunshot wounds at 11.10 a.m.” said the spokesman. Indian Army retaliated “strongly and effectively” on Pakistan Army posts, said the spokesperson.

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Also, two Pakistan Based militants were killed in an operation on Saturday morning. A police spokesman said a cordon-and-search operation was launched by the security forces in Tikken area of Pulwama early in the morning.

“As the search operation was on, the hiding militants fired on the search party. In the ensuing encounter, two Pakistan Based militants were killed and the bodies were retrieved from the encounter site,” the police said.

An AK-47 rifle and an INSAS rifle were recovered from the encounter site.

Pulwama witnessed spontaneous shutdown in the wake of killings.
 
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Updated: Nov 11, 2018 21:46 IST

An Indian Army soldier was killed Sunday by a Pakistani sniper along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said, the third fatal casualty due to sniping from across the border in three days.

The soldier manning a forward post in Kalal area of Noushera sector, was shot by a Pakistani sniper, resulting in his death, they said.

The officials said Indian troops guarding the border retaliated strongly and effectively and the exchange of fire between the two sides continued for some time.

On Saturday, a soldier was killed after he was hit by a sniper in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district.

Rifleman Varun Kattal, 21, a resident of Mawa-Rajpura area of Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, was shot dead by a Pakistani sniper in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district, triggering an exchange of fire between the two sides which also left two BSF personnel injured.

An Indian Army portar lost his life in a similar attack in Akhnoor sector a day earlier.

On October 21, three soldiers of Jammu and Kashmir light infantry regiment and two heavily-armed infiltrators, believed to be members of the Border Action Team (BAT) of the Pakistani army, and terrorists, 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 jawan was injured in a separate incident of firing by Pakistan along the LoC in the Manjakote area of the Rajouri-Poonch sector Friday.

The number of ceasefire violations this year by Pakistan has been the highest in the past eight years.

The first seven months of this year saw 52 deaths and 232 people getting injured in 1,435 ceasefire violations in the state, according to an RTI reply by the Home Ministry.

As the news of Mahender Singh Gurjar’s death reached his house in Dumaria village in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, his father Samundar Singh fell unconscious. His wife, brother and sister were sent for. A large number of villagers gathered at the house.
india Updated: Nov 11, 2018 19:13 IST

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Border Security Force sub-inspector Mahender Singh Gurjar, killed in a series of IED blasts triggered by Maoists a day before the first phase of assembly elections, has a seven-month-old son (File photo)(HT)

Border Security Force (BSF) sub-inspector Mahender Singh Gurjar, who was killed in multiple IED blasts reportedly triggered by Maoists today, has a seven-month-old son who he met only during his visit home six months back after his birth.

As the news of Gurjar’s death reached his house in Dumaria village in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, his father Samundar Singh fell unconscious. His wife, brother and sister were sent for. A large number of villagers gathered at the house.

Gurjar’s wife Rajvati Devi, and 7-month-old son currently stay in a rented accommodation in Jaipur with Gurjar’s brother and sister, who are preparing for competitive examinations. Gurjar, who joined the BSF in 2013, was the eldest among three brother and three sisters.

Gurjar, 28, was seriously injured when Maoists reportedly triggered six IED blasts in the district, a day ahead of polling in the first phase of the assembly election 2018. The blasts took place at around 8.30 am when a BSF team was on routine area domination in area, under assembly constituency, one of the 18 seats where polling will be held tomorrow.

According to superintendent of police KL Dhruve Gurjar was rushed to a hospital after he sustaining splinter and bullet injuries but declared dead by doctors.

Bharatpur district collector said Gurjar’s mortal remains will be cremated on Monday with full state honours in his home village.

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Srinagar, November 12, 2018 22:03 IST
Updated: November 12, 2018 22:03 IST

One soldier was killed and another injured as Pakistan resorted to sniper attacks along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Pir Panjal’s Poonch for the third consecutive day on Monday, taking the toll to three.

“Pakistan Army resorted to an unprovoked ceasefire violation in Krishna Ghati Sector in Mendhar on the LoC around 5:15 p.m. on Monday, resulting in death of one soldier and critical injuries to other,” Jammu-based Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Devender Anand told The Hindu.

The Army said it “retaliated strongly and effectively on Pakistan Army posts”. “The martyrdom of the Indian Army Soldier will not go in vain,” said the spokesperson.

Locals said they heard loud explosions, indicating at exchange of heavy shelling late in the evening.

The Army identified deceased soldier as Lance Naik Antony Sebastian KM, 34, “who was critically injured and succumbed to the gunshot wound later”.

Critically injured Havildar Mari Muthu D, who also sustained gunshot wounds, was given immediate resuscitation and medical aid. “He has been evacuated to Military Hospital, Poonch,” said the Army.

Deceased Sebastian K.M. belonged to Kerala’s Manakunnam village. He is survived by his wife Anna Dayana Joseph. “Sebastian K.M. was a brave and sincere soldier. The nation will always remain indebted to him for the supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty,” said the Army.

The soldier belonged to the Army’s 4 MLI Regiment, which patrols the Sakri Post near Sonawali Gali along the LoC in the sub-division of Mendhar.

Sources said the casualties comes despite warning by intelligence agencies about possible stepped up sniper attacks by Pakistan.

In the past three days, two soldiers, were killed in Rajouri and Akhnoor areas in attacks by Pakistan’s snipers.

On November 6, a soldier was injured when in a sniper fire at Kalal in the Noushera Sector of Rajouri. A BSF man was also injured in a separate incident of firing by Pakistan along the LoC in Manjakote area of Rajouri.
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The Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Devraj Anbu paying homage at the mortal remains of Lance Naik Antony Sebastian KM, in New Delhi on November 13, 2018.
 
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