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3 Pak jawans killed in cross-LoC raid
Context
Cross Border raid by Indian army
What has happened?
Three Pakistani soldiers were killed in a cross-border raid by Indian Army on a temporary post across the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday. The raids come just two days after four soldiers of a patrol team were killed in an ambush by Pakistan
A local tactical level action
It was a local tactical level action decided by the local commanders. It was a short distance raid about 200-300 metres inside the LoC on a patrol team at a temporary post
Backdrop
A Major and three soldiers were killed in Cease-Fire Violation (CFV) and ambush by the Pakistan army along the LoC at Rajouri in the Pir Panjal Valley on Saturday
- Increase in CFV: There has been a significant increase in CFV this year along the LoC with over 800 incidents reported compared with 228 last year
Pak protests
Pakistan summoned India’s acting Deputy High Commissioner to protest the “unprovoked” firing by the Indian Army that killed three soldiers
Casualties
There were at least three confirmed casualties with one other personnel injured. However, intelligence sources suggest there could be more casualties as a patrol team typically consists of eight to ten personnel. After the raid, there was heavy firing on both sides; intermittent firing was still continuing at the time of filing this report
