RAJOURI/JAMMU: An army soldier was critically injured by gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.
The soldier was manning a forward post in the Kalal area of Nowshera sector when he was hit by a bullet and was immediately rushed to a military hospital, the officials said.
They said preliminary information revealed that the fire came from across the LoC around 2.40 pm.
Earlier on February 8, an army patrol was fired upon from a forest across the LoC in Keri sector by terrorists, apparently waiting for an opportunity to sneak into this side.
Soldier injured by gunfire
