Amir Karim Tantray

Tribune News Service

Jammu, February 5

After heavy shelling and firing by Pakistani troops killed four Indian soldiers, it has been all quiet along the Line of Control (LoC) since last night. But what has alarmed the authorities is the Pakistan army using missiles to target Indian posts, signalling an “undeclared war”.Edit: Indo-Pak border heats upSources said these missiles with a flat trajectory could not be fired from behind a peak. “Such missiles are fired when the enemy is 1-2 km away and no obstacle between. The Pakistani troops deliberately fired missiles to target Indian posts and to kill,” sources said.In Bhimber Gali sector of Rajouri on Sunday, Capt Kapil Kundu, Rifleman Ramavatar, Rifleman Subham Singh and Havildar Roshan Lal were killed in shelling. The Government and the Army have promised a befitting reply.A senior Army officer said: “So far, the Pakistani army had been using small arms, automatics and mortars to target Indian posts and civilian areas. Now, with the use of missiles, ceasefire violation has been taken to a new level and matters could escalate.”Explaining that the Pakistani army had been adopting new techniques to inflict damage, he said: “Earlier, they would fire with small arms and mortars. Then they went for sniping and killed our soldiers. As sniping can kill or injure one soldier at a time, they sent their Border Action Team (BAT) to kill more soldiers. But that poses a danger to the life of their men as well.“So they have now begun to target Indian posts with small-range missiles which have the potential to destroy bunkers and everything inside.” Meanwhile, in Jammu, the Indian Army today bid adieu to Capt Kapil Kundu, Havildar Roshan Lal, Rifleman Ramavatar and Rifleman Subham Singh. At a military sendoff in Rajouri, wreaths were laid by GOC 25 Division on behalf of Army Commander, Northern Command, Lt Gen D Anbu, GOC of White Knight Corps Lt Gen Saranjeet Singh and GOC of Ace of Spades Division Maj Gen MV Suchindra.