J&K: Pakistan Army fires unprovoked on LoC in five districts

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Jammu: Pakistan Army yet again violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Defence spokesman on Monday said during the night of May 4-5, Pakistan Army posts resorted to unprovoked small arms fire across the LoC in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla districts of Kashmir and Poonch, Rajouri, Mendhar (Poonch) Naushera (Rajouri), Sunderbani (Rajouri) and Akhnoor (Jammu) areas of Jammu Division.

"Indian Army responded promptly and proportionately," he said.

Border tension escalated between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

Another Incident in J&K

A joint team of security forces has recovered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other war like stores from a terrorist hideout busted near the Line of Control in Surankote area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Official sources here on Monday said during a routine patrol, a joint team of police and army in Suranthal forest area of Marhote, tehsil Surankote late on Sunday evening, busted a terrorist hideout.

“Five ready to use IEDs fitted in buckets and tiffin boxes, radio sets, wires, binoculars and blankets were recovered from the spot,” they said.

They added that the recovery has foiled the nefarious designs of the terrorists while the searches are being conducted in the area.

Earlier Incident

Yesterday on 4 May at least three soldiers lost their lives after an army vehicle fell into a 700-foot-deep gorge in Ramban district on Sunday, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

The army truck was part of a convoy moving from Jammu to Srinagar along national highway 44 when the accident occurred near Battery Chashma at around 11.30 am.

Police said a joint rescue operation was launched immediately by army, police, SDRF and local volunteers and three soldiers, travelling in the vehicle, were found dead on-the-spot.

The deceased were identified as sepoys Amit Kumar, Sujeet Kumar and Man Bahadur and their bodies are being retrieved from the gorge, the officials said, adding the crash reduced the vehicle into a mangled heap of metal.

Pak Violates Ceasefire On LoC

Pakistan Army continued violating the ceasefire by firing small arms on the Line of Control (LoC) in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Defence spokesman here on Sunday said that during the night of May 3-4, Pakistan Army posts resorted to unprovoked small arms fire across the LoC in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Rajauri, Mendhar, Naushera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor in J&K.

"Indian Army responded promptly and proportionately," he said.

Tension Escalated

Border tension escalated between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.