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Pakistani troops kill jawan in fresh case of ceasefire violation

An Army jawan was killed in a sniper attack by Pakistan troops who targeted forward posts in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir in yet another ceasefire violation by Pakistan. Sepoy Rachpal Singh was critically injured in sniper fire by Pakistani troops at a forward post in Poonch along the Line of Control last night, […]

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An Army jawan was killed in a sniper attack by Pakistan troops who targeted forward posts in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir in yet another ceasefire violation by Pakistan.

Sepoy Rachpal Singh was critically injured in sniper fire by Pakistani troops at a forward post in Poonch along the Line of Control last night, a police officer said today.

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Singh, who belonged to 22-Sikh unit, later succumbed to his injuries. He was guarding Parvinder post when the incident occurred.

This is the third incident of sniper attack by Pakistani troops along the LoC this month. Two BSF jawans were killed in similar incidents along LoC in Kashmir Valley.

There were two other incidents of ceasefire violations along LoC in the Valley yesterday.

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