Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 11: Pakistani troops launched heavy mortar shells and fired at civilian areas along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts for the fourth consecutive day today while an Army jawan, injured in Pakistan shelling at Shahpur, Poonch on February 4, succumbed to his injuries today in the Military Hospital.
The Martyr jawan has been identified as Gunner Kishore Kumar Munna R/o Barmaha, Chautham, Bihar.
Sources said Pakistani troops launched heavy shells in Tarkundi, Naika, Panjgrain, Khorinar and Rajdhani villages of Manjakot in Rajouri and nearly half a dozen villages in Balakote sector of Poonch this morning.
There was no casualty in the firing in Manjakote and Balakote sectors today, sources said.
They said Indian troops guarding the LoC also fired in retaliation and the firing stopped from both sides around 1 pm.
A woman, Parveen Akhter (65), was killed when she was hit by a bullet fired by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Lairan village of Noushera around last night.
Besides, Pakistani troops also launched mortar shells in Khadi Karmara and Chakan Da Bagh forward areas in Poonch yesterday.
On February 9, three Army jawans were injured in intermittent firing and shelling by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Poonch district.
On February 8, a 45-year-old woman was killed in shelling by the Pakistani troops along the LoC in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch.
Ten security personnel and nine civilians were killed and over 75 injured in Pakistani shelling along the LoC and the International Border in Jammu region this year.
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