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The Indian Army on Sunday said it has destroyed four Pakistani posts in a massive assault across the Line of Control in the Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
“Four Pakistani posts have been destroyed in a massive fire assault in Keran sector,” an army official said.
Heavy casualties have been inflicted on the Pakistani side, he said, without giving further details.
The firing assault comes in retaliation to ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops in the Keran sector earlier in the day, in which one Border Security Force jawan and a civilian woman were injured.
The Pakistani troops have been targeting Indian posts in multiple ceasefire violations since India carried out surgical strikes.
Four army and three BSF personnel have died in strikes by strikes by the Pakistani and terrorists. At least four civilians in border villages have also been killed and several others have been injured. Areas near the border have been put on high alert and several areas have been evacuated.
An Indian soldier was also killed on Friday and his body mutilated by terrorists in an attack near the Line of Control.