Army JCO killed in Pakistan firing along LoC in Rajouri

A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Indian Army was reportedly killed on Wednesday in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tarkundi sector in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and opened fire at forward posts in Keri sector, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, the sources said.

According to sources, the JCO deployed on the forward post along the LoC sustained injuries during ceasefire violation.

The JCO later succumbed to injuries, the sources said, adding Pakistan also suffered casualties in the retaliatory action but the exact details are awaited.

This was the second such incident in the past four days.

On August 30, a JCO was killed in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district.

The spokesman had said that Naib Subedar Rajwinder Singh was critically injured in the “unprovoked ceasefire violation” by the Pakistan army and later succumbed to injuries.

“Naib Subedar Singh was a brave, highly motivated and a sincere soldier. The nation will always remain indebted to him for his supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty,” the spokesman said.

Pakistani army usually targets forward posts and villages to provide cover to infiltrators to help them cross over to the Indian side, the Army sources said.