Saturday | May 24 2025 | 03:22:27 PM
New Delhi, May 8
Fifteen civilians lost their lives and 59 were injured as Pakistani troops resorted to cross border firing at LOC for 14 consecutive days, escalating to heavy artillery fire and mortar shelling on forward villages in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, and Akhnoor.
An Army jawaan Dinesh Kumar was killed in the firing, Indian Army said in a statement to media.
In Poonch, 13 civilians were killed and 44 others were injured in ceasefire violations along the LoC by Pakistan.
Pakistan resorted to firing following India's Operation Sindoor — which struck nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) killing around 90 terorrists linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
In retaliation, Pakistan shelled civilian areas in the Karnah sector of Kupwara. Mortar shells and artillery rounds landed near residential zones shortly after midnight, forcing residents to flee to safer locations.
