J&K: 3 killed in shelling along LoC; Pakistan uses heavy guns
Three members of a family were killed and two others injured as Pakistani forces heavily shelled areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday, officials said. Shelling continued into the night, according to media reports, even as tension was expected to reduce with the release of
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman by Pakistan.
Pakistani forces targeted civilian areas with mortar bombs and heavy guns, including howitzers of 105mm calibre, they said, adding that Indian forces retaliated effectively.
In the heavy shelling, three members of a family were killed and another was injured in Salotri in Poonch district, where shells hit several houses, they said.
Twenty-four-year-old Rubana Kosar and her son Fazan (5) and nine-month-old daughter Shabnam were killed in the shelling. Rubana's husband Mohd Yunis was injured, they said. Earlier in the day, a woman, identified as Naseem Akhtar, was injured in the firing by Pakistani forces in the Mankote area of Poonch, officials said.
Besides Salotri and Mankote, shelling also took place in Krishnagati and Balakote areas in Poonch district.
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