Army jawan martyred in Pak firing in J&K's Poonch

An Army jawan attained martyrdom during ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army in Krishna Ghati sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Tuesday. The soldier Naik Ravi Ranjan Kumar Singh was 36 years old and belonged to Bihar's Rohtas district.

Four other soldiers were injured in the unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops. The Pakistani soldiers resorted to firing small arms and shelling mortars in Mendhar Sector around 11 am.

Singh was a resident of Gopi Bigha village in Dehri-on-Sone tehsil in Bihar's Rohtas district. He is survived by his wife Rita Devi. "The Nation will always remain indebted to him for the supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty," said the Defence Ministry.