RAJOURI: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Indian Army was martyred in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir`s Rajouri district on Wednesday (September 2, 2020).
The JCO deployed on a forward post in the Tarkundi sector was injured in Pakistan firing and later succumbed, police sources said.
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and opened fire at forward posts in the Keri sector, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, the sources said.
The JCO was critically injured in the Pakistani firing and later succumbed to injuries, the sources said, adding Pakistan also suffered casualties in the retaliatory action but the exact details are awaited.
