J&K: Army jawan killed after unprovoked firing by Pakistan soldiers

An army jawan was killed in an unprovoked firing by Pakistan soldiers along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

The firing took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district around 2 pm and lasted for 15 minutes. The Indian army counter-attacked effectively.

#ArmyCdrNC and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of L/Nk Yogesh Muralidhar Bhadane & offer deepest condolences to the family @adgpi @PIB_India @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/xfKMXIb6PY

— NorthernComd.IA (@NorthernComd_IA) January 13, 2018

The soldier, Lance Naik Yogesh Muralidhar Bhadane, 22, was from Khalane village of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

Bhadane was severely injured and eventually succumbed to his injuries.

Gen Bipin Rawat #COAS & All Rks salute supreme sacrifice of our martyr & offer condolences to the family of the braveheart pic.twitter.com/xm361OZtxB

— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) January 14, 2018

The incident happened following the killing of a BSF head constable after Pakistani forces "sniped" from across the International Border in Samba district.

In retaliation, the BSF destroyed two Pakistani mortar positions and also foiled an infiltration bid by gunning down a Pakistani intruder along the IB near Nikowal Border Out Post (BoP) in Arnia sector.

An army personnel was also killed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on December 31 last year.

Sepoy Jagsir Singh, 32, was killed when he was shot by Pakistani troops from across the border along the LoC in Rajouri district on the last day of 2017, the year which recorded the highest number of ceasefire violations in the past decade resulting in the death of 35 people, including 19 Army personnel and four BSF men.