Pak violates ceasefire again, India shoots down militant

Jammu: India today gunned down a militant who was trying to cross the Pakistan border along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. To provide cover to the infiltrating militant, Pakistani troops violated ceasefire again. However, the militant was gunned down in a fierce gun battle with security forces. “At around 1345 hours, troops guarding the borderline observed suspicious movements at Keri sector in Rajouri,” PRO Defence S N Acharya said. Immediately the entire area was cordoned off by the troops as the terrorist fired indiscriminately at the Indian post, he said. [caption id=“attachment_640891” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] AP[/caption] Fifteen minutes later, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and fired at the forward Indian post to give cover fire to the infiltrating militant, the PRO said. “Our troops responded to the Pakistani fire. There was no casualty on our side,” Acharya said. At around 1500 hours, contact was established with the militant who opened fire and in the ensuing gunfight with the troops, he was killed, the PRO said. PTI