At least two people, including an Agniveer, were killed and five others injured in Rajouri-Poonch areas as Pakistan continued shelling in key sectors across Jammu and Kashmir, said officials.
Since Wednesday, Pakistan has intensified cross-border shelling in the aftermath of India’s Operation Sindoor, precise missile attack at nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
Officials identified the deceased as Agniveer M Murali Naik, a resident of Gorantla Mandal in Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh, and 30-year-old Ibrar Ahmed, a civilian from Lohil Bella in Mandi tehsil of Poonch.
With these two deaths, the toll of shelling since Wednesday has increased to 15, 13 civilians in Poonch and a soldier each in Poonch and Rajouri.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu paid respects to the fallen soldier on microblogging platform X.
Defence officials said M Murali Naik was injured during heavy shelling from Pakistan on Thursday evening in Naushera sector of Rajouri. “He was taken to a hospital and succumbed this morning. Indian Army retaliated effectively and destroyed four Pakistani posts in Rajouri,” they said.
10 houses damaged
{{/usCountry}}10 houses damaged
{{/usCountry}}In the fresh shelling, at least 10 houses were damaged in Thandikassi, Gambhir and Dassal areas of Rajouri.
Ibrar was hit by a mortar shell at his house on Friday morning and died on the spot, said a police officer.