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J-K: BSF trooper killed in Pakistan ceasefire violation

Indo Asian News Service, Srinagar | ByIndo Asian News Service
Feb 21, 2018 09:34 AM IST

BSF spokesman said the Pakistani Army had resorted to sniper firing in Tangdhar area of the Line of Control (LoC)

A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper has been killed in Pakistan ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

Indian Army jawans patrolling at the Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.(PTI File Photo)
Indian Army jawans patrolling at the Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.(PTI File Photo)

A BSF spokesman said the Pakistani Army had resorted to sniper firing in Tangdhar area of the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday.

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“Constable SK Murmu deployed at forward defence location (FDL) on the LoC, was hit in the firing. He was shifted to army’s base hospital in Srinagar where he succumbed to his injuries late on Tuesday,” he said.

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