Srinagar: In a barbaric incident, terrorists, aided by the cover fire by Pakistani Army, on Friday night crossed the Line of Control and killed an Indian army jawan and mutilated his body in Machil sector of Kupwara district in north Kashmir.
"In an encounter close to the Line of Control this evening, one solider was martyred and one terrorist was killed. The terrorists mutilated the body of the jawan before fleeing back into Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir under the cover of firing by Pakistan Army," an army spokesman said.
"The incident will be responded to appropriately," he added.
The despicable attack occurred hours after the Border Security Force said two Indian civilians were killed in cross-border shelling and firing by Pakistani forces. The BSF also said at least 15 Pakistan Rangers were killed in retaliatory firing since October 21.
RS Pura, Akhnoor, Poonch, Sunderbani and Noushera sectors in Jammu and Kashmir have come under heavy shelling and firing by Pakistani troops in the last few days.
Earlier on Friday, suspected militants gunned down a woman inside her house in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Beeba, wife of Mohammad Yousuf Matto, was rushed to a hospital but she succumbed on the way.
(With PTI inputs)
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