NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, APRIL 10
The Indian Army has struck gun areas, terrorist launch pads and ammunition depots in Pakistan in response to unprovoked ceasefire violation by the latter in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday, a defence spokesperson said on Friday.
According to Army sources, “Pakistani troops opened firing towards the Indian positions along the LoC in Keran sector around 1:12 pm.”
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“The Army retaliated to the Pakistani firing in equal measure,” they added.
The spokesperson added there were reports of heavy damage on the “enemy side.”. The Indian Army has also released a video showing footage of the strike carried out by India.
Earlier in the day, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing towards the Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri and Keran sectors, officials said.
The Army retaliated to the Pakistani firing in equal measure, they added. There were no reports of any casualties at the time.
Director General of Police (DGP), Kashmir, Dilbag Singh said it was extremely shameful and condemnable that when the entire world was coming together to fight the pandemic, Pakistan and its sponsored terrorists were making attempts to infiltrate and disrupt peace. “A group of terrorists who had infiltrated recently were gunned down in Keran sector. Our forces are taking enough measures to counter the evil designs of Pakistan and its sponsored terrorism,” Mr. Singh said.
The shelling comes five days after a major gunfight between the Army and infiltrators killed five elite paratroopers and an equal number of infiltrators.
Meanwhile, Friday’s skirmishes led to the snapping of mobile internet services in Kupwara for many hours.
“Why on earth would the administration suspend the internet in the entire district because of shelling along the LoC? It’s almost as if the authorities are looking for any excuse to flick the internet switch,” said former Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah.
