Sepoy’s death: Pall of gloom descends on Ferozepur village
JAGSIR SINGH WAS KILLED AFTER PAKISTANI TROOPS VIOLATED THE CEASEFIRE ALONG THE LOC IN RAJOURI AND POONCH DISTRICTS OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR ON SUNDAY
From page 1 FEROZEPUR : A pall of gloom descended on Lohgarh Thakran Wala village in Zira subdivision in this district after the news of Sepoy Jagsir Singh’s death reached here.
Singh was killed after Pakistani troops again violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Singh, who was injured in the firing, died on way to hospital.
Sepoy Jagsir Singh of 18 Punjab regiment was posted at a forward post in Rumlidhara in Nowshera sub division. At around 3.50am on Sunday, few sniper shots were fired from across the LoC by Pakistani army’s Baloch regiment troops, according to an intelligence source. Singh, who was injured in the firing, died on way to hospital.
However, the Indian army said that Pakistan army initiated unprovoked firing on Indian posts in Nowshera sector in the wee hours, forcing Indian soldiers to retaliate strongly and effectively.
In the exchange of fire, Singh was grievously hurt and succumbed to his injuries, said a defence spokesman.
He is survived by wife Mohinder Pal Kaur, two daughters and a son, his family said.
Singh visited his native village last week and had promised to visit again next month.
His mother Gurmit Kaur said that Singh rang up on Saturday night to convey New Year greetings.
“Little did we know that this will be our last conversation,” an inconsolable Gurmit Kaur said.
The soldier’s family said the couple got married in 2010, and were blessed with three kids, Nigamjit Kaur, 7, Gurmeet Kaur, 5, and Jagdeep Singh, 2.
Singh’s last rites will be held on Monday.
On December 23 a Major and three soldiers were killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in Keri sector along the Line of Control in Rajouri district on Saturday evening.
Major Moharkar Prafulla Ambadas, Lance Naik Gurmail Singh and Sepoy Pragat Singh were grievously injured during the ceasefire violation and succumbed to their injuries. Another soldier, Lance Naik Kuldeep Singh, died during treatment.
JAISH STRIKE 2 militants storm Pulwama training facility
SRINAGAR: Five soldiers and two gunmen were killed when militants stormed a CPRF camp in a pre-dawn strike in south Kashmir on Sunday, an official said, capping off a year in which security forces upped the offensive but also suffered losses in the border state.
Three Central Reserve Police Force men were injured in the Pulwama attack claimed by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed, whose top leader was gunned down in the district on December 26.
The soldiers were in hospital but stable. “Two militants have been killed. Search is on for the third militant. Operation is still on,’’ CRPF inspector-general Ravideep Sahi said.
At least three heavily armed militants hurled grenades and entered the 185th battalion camp of the CRPF in Lethpora at around 2am, sources said.
The personnel on sentry duty returned fire, and a gunbattle broke out, sources said.
The militants made a dash for
block three, which housed a day clinic and a control room, of the main building complex and kept firing. While Block 2 had offices, Block 1 was a residential accommodation and all its 15-20 occupants
were evacuated, sources said. Three personnel were hit in the first few minutes of the militants entering the camp situated along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway.