Akhnoor, J&K:
One army personnel has reportedly been killed in firing from the Pakistani side in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources say Indian troops retaliated after the unprovoked firing that began around 11 am.
Meanwhile, in another incident, the BSF foiled an infiltration bid and killed an intruder along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district last night.
A BSF officer said that troops guarding the borderline picked up movement of a group of infiltrators close to zeroline along the IB in Karol Matrayan forward belt in Hiranagar sector.
Jawans of the 68 Battalion of the BSF challenged and opened fire on the infiltrators, killing one of them on the spot, he said, adding the other intruders fled to the Pakistani side.
BSF troops today launched a search operation in the area and recovered the body of an unarmed intruder
This is the second infiltration attempt along the IB in less than a week. On Thursday night, the BSF had thwarted an intrusion bid in Suchetgarh sector of Jammu district.