On Saturday, an Indian Army Jawan and his wife were killed after Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan, according to reports, targeted Indian villages and posts in Chakka da Bagh and Kharri Karmara.
The police, speaking to a news agency said, “The victims comprised an off-duty soldier and his wife. The couple’s two children were injured when a shell fired from across the border hit their house on the LoC in Gulpur area.”
#UPDATE: Two of a family killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in J&K’s Poonch. pic.twitter.com/7lXB6lx5G1
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 8, 2017
According to reports from sources, “Pakistan Army began indiscriminate firing and shelling on our positions on the LoC in Gulpur area at around 6:30 AM. The firing is ongoing and our forces are effectively retaliating.”
This ceasefire violation came on the day of death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Many places in the state were under strict security scrutiny so as to maintain law and order. In another incident in the morning hours on Saturday, two jawans were injured when terrorists attacked their convoy in the Bandipora district.
