Army JCO Subedar Swatantra Singh martyred in ceasefire violation by Pakistan

SRINAGAR: Pakistan army personnel resorted to an unprovoked ceasefire violation on the line of control (LoC) in the Poonch Sector of Jammu and Kashmir on 26 November, 2020. One Indian army jawan -- Subedar Swatantra Singh hailing from Uttarakhand -- has succumbed to his injuries sustained during a gunfight with Pakistani soldiers.

"Own troops responded strongly to the enemy fire. In the incident, Sub Swatantra Singh was critically injured and later succumbed to his injuries," an official said.

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"Subedar Swatantra Singh was a brave, highly motivated and a sincere soldier. The nation will always remain indebted to him for his supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty," the official added.

According to official reports, Singh hailed from the Odiyari village in Pauri Gargwal district of Uttarakhand.

This was reported days after an Indian Army jawan was martyred in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district last Saturday.

“The unprovoked firing from across the border in Lam area of Nowshera sector took place around 1 am, resulting in critical injuries to a havaldar, who died later,” an army official informed the media.

The Indian Army retaliated strongly to silence the Pakistani infiltrators, and cross-border firing between the two sides continued for quite some time, they added.

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Earlier, 3 Indian army soldiers, a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, and three civilians (including a woman) were killed while three army men have been injured in multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir.

“An infiltration bid was foiled in the Keran sector following which the Pakistan army resorted to ceasefire violation in multiple sectors in north Kashmir,” an official stated.

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