Lieutenant Colonel Manish Mehta, defence spokesman at Jammu, said the firing, which began around 5.15 am, was unprovoked, and that the Indian army retaliated strongly. Tomar is the second soldier to have been killed in firing in KG sector in the last four days. Sepoy Pawan Singh Sugra of 20-Kumoan regiment was slain in unprovoked firing on Tuesday. Initially, Pakistani army used small arms and automatic weaponry, targeting the Sarla Post of the Indian army. Our Sub Divisional Magistrate and Tehsildar visited her house soon after," said Tariq Ahmad Zargar, deputy commissioner in Poonch district.

Source: dna August 13, 2017 01:18 UTC