In yet another violation of the truce at the LoC, Pakistani troops started an unprovoked firing killing two jawans and mutilating their bodies. The incident took place in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. In response to this tragic event, the Northern Command of Indian Army released a statement that said, “In an unsoldierly act by the Pakistan Army the bodies of two of our soldiers in the patrol were mutilated. Such despicable act of Pakistan Army will be appropriately responded.”
A Border Security Force (BSF) Head Constable, Prem Sagar and an Army Junior Commissioned Officer, Paramjit Singh were killed and one BSF jawan injured in a ceasefire violation. At 8:30 A.M., this morning, Pakistan used automatic weapons and rocket launchers on Indian posts.
In an interview with Press Trust of India, a senior BSF officer said, “At about 0830 hours, there was heavy firing from Pakistani (army) posts at BSF posts at LoC in Krishnagati sector of Poonch district with rockets and automatic weapons.”
The Northern Command also said, “Pakistan Army carried out unprovoked rocket and mortar firing on two forward posts on the Line of Control in Krishna Ghati sector. Simultaneously, BAT action was launched on a patrol operating in between the two posts.”
Incident Krishna Ghati Sector . Statement attached. pic.twitter.com/yyNFqCEHDm
— NORTHERN COMMAND – INDIAN ARMY (@NorthernComd_IA) May 1, 2017
The two jawans Prem Sagar and Paramjit Singh succumbed to their injuries on the way to the hospital but the third jawan’s condition is stable. This is the seventh such violation from the Pakistani troops this month.
Read about the 26 CRPF jawans that were killed in Sukma here.
