 "Director General Military Operations Ranbir Singh addresses a Press Conference in New Delhi on Thursday. India conducted Surgical strikes across the LoC in Kashmir on Wednesday night.")
The Indian Army has rejected the claims of Pakistani media, showing the killing of eight Indian soldiers and the capture of one other army official in the raids conducted at the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) region, adding that they were "fake" and an example of "black propaganda."
Only one soldier has suffred from "minor injuries" as he stepped on a mine while returning to the Indian side of the Line of Control, said army sources on September 30.
Sources also said that images played out on Pakistan TV channels, claiming to show Indian casualties, are "doctored or morphed clips that are fake."
According to army sources, "One soldier from 37 RR with weapon inadvertently crossed over to the other side of the Line of Control, following which Pakistan has been informed by Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Ranbir Singh over the hotline."
Stating that such inadvertent crossing by army and civilians are not unusual on either side, sources added, "They are returned through existing mechanisms. As regard reports of killing of eight Indian Army personnel reported in sections of Pakistan media, the reports are completely false and baseless."
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In his show 'Capital Talk' on Geo News, Hamid Mir said, "Fourteen Indian soldiers were killed in two sectors." Defence analyst Major General (Retd) Ijaz Awan, who was on his show, confirmed his claim.
An Indian soldier, Chandu Babulal Chohan, was taken into custody said the daily, adding that there is no official confirmation of this claim.
Indian armed forces conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC on a late Wednesday night on September 28 in order to neutralise terrorists planning to infiltrate into the Indian Territory.
