Indian soldiers patrolling near the Line of Control in J&K. — File photo

Majid Jahangir

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, November 22

Three soldiers were killed and body of one of them was mutilated at Machil sector in Jammu & Kashmir’s frontier district of Kupwara on Tuesday. While Army said the jawans were killed close to the Line of Control in “action”, sources said there was a possibility the action may have been carried out by BAT (Border Action Team) with support of Pakistani Army. (Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)The army has vowed to revenge soldiers killings. “Three soldiers killed in action on LC in Machhal. Body of one soldier mutilated, retribution will be heavy for this cowardly act,” Army northern command said in a tweet.Sources said the firing took place at Kumgari near Shalabatu at around 1 pm.This is the second such incident of mutilation of the body of an Indian soldier on the LoC since October 29. Earlier, the Pakistani military said Indian firing killed at least four Pakistani nationals and injured 10 others in different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC).”There are reports of heavy casualties of Indian soldiers due to effective retaliatory fire by Pakistani troops,” a statement from the ISPR said late Monday. — With agencies