Pakistanis cross LoC, kill 2 Indian soldiers
08 Jan 2013
Pakistani troops today crossed into Indian territory and ambushed an Army patrol party, killing two soldiers and chopping off their heads in a gruesome attack that could escalate tensions between the two countries.
The Border Action Team (BAT) of Pakistani Army is reported to have intruded 100 metres into Indian territory, at Krishna Ghati area in Poonch district, along the Line of Control and assaulted the patrol party.
Besides killing Lance Naiks Hemraj and Sudhakar Singh, they also injured two other soldiers.
The Pakistanis are said to have chopped off the heads of the Indian soldiers, one of which they carried with them.
Army's Northern Command, based in Udhampur, said the attack is a "significant escalation" of the continuing ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts supported by Pakistan Army.
"A group of their regular soldiers intruded across the Line of Control in the Mendhar Sector on 8 January. Pakistan army troops, having taken advantage of thick fog and mist in the forested area, were moving towards our posts when an alert area domination patrol spotted and engaged the intruders," it said.
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