Amid exchange of fire with Pakistani troops, Army today recovered the body of a civilian porter killed in a blast triggered by suspected militants along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
"We have recovered the body of Javaid Iqbal from LOC area today. He had died in IED blast yesterday, but was missing," a senior Army officer told PTI.
Targeting Army's civilian porters, ultras had detonated an IED yesterday while they were carrying supplies from an Army post to another in Sabzian-Mandi belt along the LoC.
A porter and a pony were killed in the blast, while another porter was wounded, Army officer had said.
The wounded porter was shifted to hospital, while the dead one was lying there till his body was recovered today, he said.
When soldiers rushed to the scene to evacuate the porters, militants had detonated another IED at around 1 pm yesterday, he said.
This was followed by firing from Pakistani troops on the soldiers which was a violation of the ceasefire, he said.
There was no loss of life or injury to anyone in the second IED explosion and firing from across the border, the officer said.
This was the second attack on porters in Poonch sector within a span of two months.
In May, porters were intercepted and assaulted by some Border Action Team (BAT) personnel from across the border who also snatched supplies from them.
Last week, the Army had foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of militants who were provided cover fire by Pakistani troops in Poonch district.
Earlier this month, a Pakistani intruder, trying to cross over to India, was killed when the IED he was carrying went off.
