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An army jawan was killed on Thursday when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire in Poonch sector in Jammu region.
Official sources said that Pakistani troops opened fire at Indian posts around 1400 hours at Gulpur area which was effectively retaliated by the army.
The sources said that the jawan was injured in the firing from across the border and he was shifted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The jawan identified as sepoy Deepak Jaganath had suffered a bullet injury in the head.
There have been a number of ceasefire violations along the international border and the Line of Control this year.
In another case, the bullet-riddled body of an armyman was found at Daraba in Poonch sector with police saying the jawan died under "suspicious circumstances".
It is third instance of a jawan dying with bullet injuries in the past 13 days. Police have said that earlier two were cases of suicide.
"One jawan has died under suspicious circumstances due to bullet injuries in Draba belt of Surankote tehsil of the district today," Surankote Sub-Divisional Police Officer Asgar Ali Malik told PTI.
The deceased is Sepoy Balraj Singh of Rashtriya Rifles, the SDPO said.
He said that the body bore several bullet wounds and a case has been registered in this regard and investigation started, the officer said.
On March 5, Army jawan Sepoy Roshan Singh has committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon while he was on duty in the Krishnagati LoC belt in the district.
On February 25, BSF constable Pramodh Kumar, who was guarding a forward post along the LoC in the district had committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle.
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