At a time when Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani troops on Saturday fired mortar shells at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowgam sector of the frontier district of Kupwara.





Sources told Deccan Herald that Pakistani troops fired at LP Post No 3 along the LoC in the Nowgam sector area of Handwara at around 1 pm. “The firing continued till 2:30 pm today (Saturday),” they said, adding that the Army’s 3 Kamaw, guarding the LoC, retaliated, which resulted in an exchange of fire.



Sources said during the exchange of fire, a soldier near the LP Post sustained serious injuries and was immediately shifted to the Army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar. The soldier has been identified as Lance Naik Anand Kumar.



“The Army launched a massive search operation near the LP Post in the sector following inputs about the presence of intruders in the forests,” they added.