Pak troops violate the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on a forward post in the Tarkundi area along the LoC, prompting a strong retaliation by the Indian Army

Pakistani troops on Wednesday suffered “heavy casualties” after the Indian Army retaliated befittingly to unprovoked firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, security officials said.

The ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Krishna Ghati sector came a day after two Indian Army personnel including a Captain were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion triggered by suspected terrorists near the LoC in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district, the officials said.

They said Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on a forward post in the Tarkundi area along the LoC, prompting a strong retaliation by the Indian Army.

“Heavy casualties” were suffered by the enemy forces in the retaliatory action, the officials said, without giving any exact figure.

However, the Indian Army neither confirmed nor denied the information.

The officials said a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Indian Army was injured when he accidentally stepped over a landmine in the same sector this evening.

The JCO, who is a resident of Mendhar, was part of a patrolling party keeping a close vigil on the LoC to prevent infiltration of terrorists, they said, adding the injured officer was evacuated to the military hospital.