Another jawan succumbs, toll rises to 3 during the past 48 hours

Srinagar: With one more injured jawan succumbing to injuries, the death toll in firing by militants near the Line of Control (LoC) in the frontier district of Kupwara has risen to three. BSF jawan Niten Subash, who was injured in the militant attack on patrol party at Tangdhar on October 27, has succumbed this morning.

A jawan was earlier killed in the encounter, though militants managed to escape under the cover of darkness. A defence ministry spokesman told UNI last night that an encounter took place on the LoC in Machil sector in north Kashmir. A soldier was killed, he said, adding a militant also has been gunned down.

He said the militants later mutilated the body of the soldier before fleeing back into Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) supported by covering fire from Pak Army. He said the incident reflected the barbarism pervading in official and unofficial organisations across the border and this act will invite an appropriate response. (UNI)