Jammu, Oct 3 (PTI) — Intensifying action, Pakistan troops today violated ceasefire four times by resorting to heavy mortar shelling and firing on Indian Army posts and civilian areas along LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving five civilians injured and several shops ablaze.
Reports said in the retaliatory action by the Indian Army, one Pakistani post Twiven1 has been been destroyed.
The firing and shelling is going on in various areas along the LoC, officials said. Pakistan took to firing and shelling in Shahpur, Krishnagati, Mandi and Sabzian sectors in Poonch district.
"Pakistan troops resorted to unprovoked firing in Mandi and Sabzian sectors of Poonch district from 1345 hours today," Defence spokesman Col. Manish Mehta said. They fired 120 mm, 80 mm mortar bombs, automatic weapons and small arms, he said, adding that the exchanges are going on.
Earlier, Pakistani troops violated ceasefire in Poonch using small arms, automatic and mortar bombs (in Shahpur) in Poonch, the spokesman said. "It has appropriately been responded to, we have given them befitting reply. The ceasefire violation is still on," he said.
J&K: Person injured after grenade blast in Poonch Mini Secretariat building earlier today (where encounter had taken place 20 days back) pic.twitter.com/1Z224xfcmd
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A police officer said the firing started at around 1045 hours and is going on.
Pakistan troops resorted to brief firing in Krishnagati sector of Poonch district around 0100 hours, officials said. In shelling, five people were injured in Shahpur Kerni and Saujian sectors, officials said, adding the injured have been hospitalised.
The injured have been identified as Refeela Bi (18) and Gulam Mohmmad of Shahpur, Shah Begum (35) of Qasba, Hafiza Akhtar (17) of Gangrian and Usma (10).
A police officer said that one mortar shell landed in a security force camp in Gangrian in Saujian and it hit oil containers resulting in fire. In the fire, several shops were gutted, he said, adding that there was no loss of life or injury to any one in the fire.
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