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Body of jawan killed in ceasefire violation in J-K's Poonch reaches Rajasthan

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Press Trust of India Jaipur

The body of grenadier Hari Bhakar, who was killed in a ceasefire violation along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops, reached

here Sunday and will be taken to his native village in Nagaur by road.

Bhakar was part of the 4 Grenadiers Regiment.

The soldier was injured in the cross-border firing around 4 am on Sunday and was immediately taken to the nearest field hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, officials said.

His last rites will be performed on Monday.

Pakistani forces opened fire on the Shahpur and Kerni areas in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district around 5.30 pm on Saturday and it continued intermittently through the night, officials said.

 

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First Published: Mar 24 2019 | 7:55 PM IST

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