Jammu/Rajouri, April 3

A young Army soldier lost his life, while four others, including an officer, suffered serious injuries in unprovoked firing by Pakistan across the Line of Control in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch on Tuesday morning.Sepoy Mustapure Shubham Suryakant, 20, was critically wounded and succumbed to his injuries at the Command Hospital, Udhampur. “The firing and mortar shelling lasted about 45 minutes,” tweeted a senior police officer posted in Poonch. The injured were airlifted to the Command Hospital.The slain soldier belonged to Parbhani district of Maharashtra and is survived by his mother Sunita. The injured were identified as Lt Kallamputi Bhargva, Naib Subedar Mahlya V Motilal, Subedar Sakunday S Kashinath and Naik Dhumal Sandeep. — TNS