Soldier killed as Pakistani troops violate ceasefire in JK's Rajouri

Our correspondent
Jammu, June 5

Pakistan Army resorted to an unprovoked ceasefire violation on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district Rajouri on Friday.

The Army said troops responded strongly to the enemy fire in the Sunderbani sector and Havaldar Mathiazhagan P was critically injured in the crossfire. The soldier was evacuated to a nearby Army Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Havaldar Mathiazhagan, belonged to Sreerangai Kadu village, Tehsil Idappadi, district Salem in Tamil Nadu and was described as a “brave, highly motivated and a sincere soldier”. His body would be shifted to Jammu by road and later to Delhi, from where it would be flown to his native place for last rites.