An Army jawan was killed and four others were injured as Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Tuesday, 20 August, officials said, according to PTI.
The Indian Army responded effectively, causing heavy damage to Pakistani Army posts and casualties to Pakistani soldiers, a defence spokesman said.
The firing from across the border started in Mendhar and Krishna Ghati sector around 11 am.
The deceased, Naik Ravi Ranjan Kumar Singh (36) hailed from Gope Bigha village in Bihar and is survived by wife, Rita Devi.
"He was a brave, highly motivated and sincere soldier. The nation will always remain indebted to him for the supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty", the army spokesman said.
Officials said the cross-border firing between the two sides was going on when last reports came in.
The cross-border firing comes amidst the security lockdown in most parts of the valley following the revocation of the special status to J&K and the bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories.
Pakistan has strongly opposed India’s move to abrogate Article 370 and even tried to ‘internationalise’ the issue by taking it to the United Nations Security Council.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan PM Imran Khan to work towards reducing tension in the region over Kashmir, describing the situation as "tough".
(With inputs from PTI.)
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