Jammu: A Border Security Force (BSF) Constable who was injured in a heavy firing on Friday by Pakistan rangers succumbed to his injuries in Machil sector in North Kashmir.
28-year-old Constable Nitin Subhash, hailing from Sangli in Maharashtra, succumbed to bullet injuries on Saturday morning in firing by Pakistani security forces, a BSF official said.
Subhash had joined BSF in 2008 and is survived by his wife and two sons aged four years and two years.
The fresh casualty came hours after terrorists, aided by the cover fire by Pakistani Army, last night crossed the Line of Control in the sector. They killed an Indian army jawan Sandeep S Rawat and mutilated his body prompting the Indian army to warn that "the incident will be responded to appropriately".
Four army and three BSF personnel have died in the latest escalation along the boundary with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan Rangers also violate ceasefire in RS Pura and Kathua sectors along International Border today.
"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.
He said the incident reflected the barbarism pervading in official and unofficial organisations in Pakistan. Also Read: Terrorists Kill Army Jawan in North Kashmir, Mutilate his Body Before Fleeing Back to PoK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar have also been informed about this incident.
According to Television reports, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit will be summoned on Saturday.
(Inputs from PTI)
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