He said the Pakistan army initiated the unprovoked firing on the Indian Army posts at around 5 PM today.
"The Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively," he said.
In the exchange of fire, Naib Subedar Jagram Singh Tomar (42), resident of Madhya Pradesh, was grievously injured and later succumbed to injuries, the spokesman said.
Tomar, who hailed from Tarsana village in Morena district in MP, is survived by his wife Omavati Devi, a son and a daughter, the spokesman said.