SRINAGAR, Dec 25
A junior commissioned officer of the Army and a woman were killed on December 25 in unprovoked firing during ceasefire violation by Pakistan troops along the LoC in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said.
They said Pakistan is targeting civilian population in India with vengeance from gun and mortar positions deployed and inside villages in PoK.
The JCO (Subedar) died in Uri Sector.
The sources said some of the shells fired by Pakistani troops landed in civilian areas, resulting in injuries to two civilians including a woman in Churunda village.
Naseema Begum (22), succumbed to splinter injuries, they said.
The incident comes in the wake of Pakistan Army Chief's recent visit to Hajipir along the LoC.
The sources said the ceasefire violations are part of Pakistan's proxy war design to abet infiltration and keep the Kashmir issue on the simmer.
The Pakistani troops also used small arms to target several civilian and defence locations in the sector in Baramulla district, they said.
Shelling by artillery guns has also targeted villages deep inside the LoC on this side triggering panic among the residents.
Pakistani rangers shelled mortars and fired at forward areas along the International Border (IB) in Jammu's Kathua district all through Tuesday night, triggering protests by people living in these areas on Wednesday.
The Pakistani side started firing and shelling along the IB in Chandwa belt of Hiranagar sector late Tuesday night, officials said.
The Indian troops responded adequately, the sources said.
The people of Channtanda area of Hiranagar took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the shelling and firing on civilian hamlets in Kathua. Raising anti-Pakistan slogans, they demanded that Pakistan be given a befitting reply.
The protesters said Pakistan rangers have been firing and shelling villages, particularly Manyari, Pansar and Rathwa, for the last two months and causing damage to houses and other structures.
