New Delhi, Sep 29: Amid reports that Pakistan army captured a Indian soldier during cross-border firing, Indian army sources confirmed that an Indian soldier has inadvertently crossed over to other side of Line of Control (LoC). Indian Army rubbished the report of Pakistan media that pakistan army killed 8 Indian soldiers during cross-border firing. Indian Army said that the Director General Military Operations (DGMO) has informed Pakistan about the soldier who crossed the border. Also Read - Ladakh Standoff: 13 Hours of Marathon Talks Between India, China Fail to Bring Any Breakthrough, Claim Reports

“One soldier from 37 RR has inadvertently crossed over to other side of Line of Control. Pakistan has been informed by DGMO on hotline,” Indian Army sources were quoted as saying by ANI. “Such inadvertent crossing by army and civilians not unusual on either side. They are returned through existing mechanisms,” said Indian Army. “The report of killing of 8 Indian Army personnel reported in sections of Pakistan media is completely false and baseless,” Army sources added. (ALSO READ: Pakistan media refutes India’s claim of surgical strike, says 8 Indian soldiers killed, 1 captured by Pak army) Also Read - International Flights: Now Indians Can Fly to Japan, UK, Canada And 10 Other Countries | Who is Allowed & Who is Not? Read Detailed SOPs

1 soldier from 37 RR has inadvertently crossed over to other side of LOC.Pak has been informed by DGMO on hotline: Indian Army sources Also Read - India's COVID-19 Tally Nears 55 Lakh-mark, Deaths Stand at 87,882 | Key Points — ANI (@ANI_news) September 29, 2016

Pakistani website The Dawn, which has quoted sources in Pakistan security forces, reported that Pakistan army captured an Indian army soldier and killed eight others in retaliation to the unprovoked firing by Indian troops at the LoC. “Indian Army violated ceasefire on Thursday and opened fire at the first line of defence at the Line of Control (LoC) at Tatta Pani. In retaliation, Pakistan army killed 8 Indian soldiers and managed to capture one,” said the report.

“The captured soldier has been shifted to an undisclosed location, while the bodies of the Indian soldiers are still to be recovered by the Indian forces as they lay unattended at the LoC,” reported The Dawn. However the Indian Army has clarified that there is no substance to the report of killing of 8 Indian soldiers in cross-border firing.

India carried out “surgical strikes” on terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control, inflicting massive casualties and dramatically heightening tensions in the region. Hours after New Delhi announced the “surgical strike”, Pakistan army claimed that Indian troops violated ceasefire and fired at them. In retaliation, Pakistan army killed 8 Indian soldier and captured one, said Pakistan army. A high alert was sounded on Thursday along the Pakistan border in Punjab and Gujarat. Army columns moved towards the Punjab border while villagers in a 10-km border belt in the state were told to move to safer areas. In Gujarat, fishermen were told not to venture into the sea.