Two days ahead of the DG-level talks between BSF and Pakistan Rangers, a civilian was killed and three others injured as the Pakistan Army pounded Indian posts and forward villages along the LoC in Sabzian sector of Poonch district today.
A 24-year-old youth, Abdul Hamid of Kerni Shahpur, was killed while the three others were injured after a shell exploded in a field where they were working at Bandi Chhaprian village.
Defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Mehta said: “The Pakistan Army opened unprovoked firing in Poonch around 11 pm yesterday. They fired 82-mm mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. This morning they again opened firing and fired 120-mm mortars to target our areas.”
Villagers claimed the Pakistani troops, who have an advantage in Sabzian as their posts are on a higher altitude, wanted to hit an Army vehicle on the Mandi-Sabzian road. “The mortar missed the target and exploded in the field, killing Abdul,” they said.
A 24-year-old youth, Abdul Hamid of Kerni Shahpur, was killed while the three others were injured after a shell exploded in a field where they were working at Bandi Chhaprian village.
Defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Mehta said: “The Pakistan Army opened unprovoked firing in Poonch around 11 pm yesterday. They fired 82-mm mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. This morning they again opened firing and fired 120-mm mortars to target our areas.”
Villagers claimed the Pakistani troops, who have an advantage in Sabzian as their posts are on a higher altitude, wanted to hit an Army vehicle on the Mandi-Sabzian road. “The mortar missed the target and exploded in the field, killing Abdul,” they said.
