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JCO martyred , two civilians injured as Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC 10/22/2019 9:59:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 22: A Junior Commissioned Officer was killed while two civilians injured as Pakistan troops on Tuesday yet again violated the ceasefire by shelling mortars and unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir. "One JCO attained martyrdom in cross border firing along the LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri on Tuesday evening," defence spokesman here said. He added that Indian troops befittingly gave reply to the firing. Meanwhile, two civilians have also suffered injuries in cross border firing in Mendhar area this morning and have been admitted to the sub-district hospital, Rahul Yadav, Deputy Commissioner, Poonch here said. He added that the firing stopped later. Meanwhile, Defence sources informed that Pakistan troops also violated the truce on Monday morning in Poonch sector. On October 12, Pakistan violated the ceasefire in Degwar area of Poonch. An Army jawan suffered injuries on October 11 in firing and shelling along the LoC in Rajouri by Pakistan Army. The jawan later succumbed. Pakistan Army, on October 3, violated the ceasefire and targeted the villages along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Kathua district. Earlier on March 15, a civilian woman died in cross-border firing in Shahpur sector of Poonch. Earlier in the day, an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora district. As per reports, three LeT terrorists have been trapped by the security forces in the area. The development came after the security forces launched a search operation in Awantipora area upon receiving inputs about the presence of terrorists in the locality. Prior to this, in another incident of an encounter on October 16, three terrorists were killed by security forces in Anantnag area.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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