Indian soldier had drowned and his body reportedly swept towards Pakistani side along Working Boundary. PHOTO: ISPR
“Indian BSF soldier Sub-Inspector Paritosh Mondal had drowned while crossing Aik Nullah along Working Boundary inside Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and his body was reported to have swept towards Pakistan side,” said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The security force had requested Pakistan Rangers to search the body. “Pakistan Rangers Punjab undertook a search operation, recovered the body and handed over to Indian BSF today as per military procedure,” the military’s media wing added.
Elderly woman, teenager martyred in LoC fire
The goodwill gesture was made despite continued ceasefire violations by the Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC) and Working Bounday.
On Sunday, an elderly woman and a 13-year-old boy were martyred and three other civilians including two women injured in unprovoked Indian firing along the LoC.
The Foreign Office has summoned Indian officials several times to condemn the unprovoked firing increased substantially since 2017.
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