NL Correspondent
Jammu Tawi, Nov 17
A soldier was killed and two more were injured in an explosion near the Line of Control in Akhnoor sector here on Sunday, officials said.
The explosion took place when an Army team was patrolling the Pallanwalla area, they added. Explosion caused by a heavy shelling is said to be a possibility.
The officials said the whole area was cordoned off and further details of the incident were awaited.
Another report said, the Pakistani troops shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a defence spokesperson said.
The unprovoked firing of mortar ØP02
Soldier martyred, two more injured
shells in Shahpur sector started around 10.15 am, prompting befitting retaliation by the Indian Army, he said.
Officials said mortar shells fired by Pakistan also hit Kerni and Qasba areas of the district.
There was no report of any casualty in the shelling, which has prompted people to take shelter in safe places such as underground bunkers.
The cross-border firing was going on from both sides when last reports came in.
