Indian Troops Destroy 4 Pak Posts Across LoC, Says Army

Srinagar: Army on Saturday said it has destroyed four Pakistani posts in a massive assault across the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

“Four Pakistani posts have been destroyed in a massive fire assault in Keran Sector. Heavy casualties have been inflicted on the Pakistani side.

The firing assault comes in retaliation to ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops in the Keran sector earlier in the day, in which one BSF jawan and a civilian woman were injured.

The firing comes a day after Sepoy Mandeep Singh, 30, was killed while fighting terrorists in Kupwara district. The terrorists mutilated his body prompting the Army to vow revenge.

The incident sparked nationwide outrage. The union minister Jitendra Singh called the mutilation atrocious.

PTI