Jammu & Kashmir

Man ‘moving suspiciously’ near LoC shot at by Indian Army in Poonch: Officials

An armed forces personnel stands deployed in JK's border area near Line of Control. [FPK File Photo/ Vikar Syed].

Poonch: A man, who was moving suspiciously near the Line of Control got injured after he was fired upon by army in Poonch district on Sunday.

Official sources said that the injured has been identified as Yasir Hussain, son of Nazir Hussain, a resident of Karmara in Poonch.

They said that army noticed a “suspicious movement” in the forward restricted area on LoC and they opened fire.

“In the incident, the man got injured and later army conducted searches in the area and he was rescued in injured condition and shifted to civil hospital in Poonch,” they said.

They added that the injured has been referred to Government Medical College in Jammu, while investigation is underway. (KNO)

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