 "LoC infiltration: Indian jawan killed in Keran sector")
A jawan was killed in a failed infiltration bid in Keran Sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, Army sources said today. S Patil, a jawan of 15 Rashtriya Rifles, was injured when infiltrating militants opened fire on Army troops, who laid an ambush near the LoC at Sundernali in Keran, they said. [caption id=“attachment_1166949” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Line of Control. Firstpost. [/caption] Sources said the army personnel retaliated, forcing the militants to flee to the other side of LoC. Patil was shifted to a medical unit where he succumbed to injuries, the sources said. Eight militants were killed in the fortnight-long anti-infiltration operation in Keran Sector which was called off on October 8. PTI
A jawan was killed in a failed infiltration bid in Keran Sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, Army sources said today.
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