Uri: A Junior Commissioned Officer or JCO of the Indian Army was killed and another injured in overnight firing in Uri sector near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. It was during the firing on an Army patrol unit that Subedar Prakash Chander of 8 Kumaon regiment was killed, the spokesman said. It was not clear whether it was a ceasefire violation or militants firing on the patrol unit. Following the incident, the Jammu and Kashmir government had cancelled the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service, which has now been resumed. Muzaffarabad is the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Bureau Report
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