Tribune News Service

Jammu, August 30

A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was today killed in fresh shelling by Pakistan troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri district.

According to official sources, Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation using small arms at Khanger, Kalsian and Bhawani along the LoC.

“Our troops responded to the enemy fire. In the incident, a Naib Subedar was critically injured and later succumbed to his injuries,” said Lt Col Devender Anand, PRO (Defence), Jammu.

The deceased soldier was identified as Naib Subedar Rajwinder Singh, a resident of Goindwal Sahib village in Amritsar’s Khadoor Sahib tehsil. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

This is the eighth casualty due to shelling in Poonch and Rajouri over the past three months