Poonch, March 08: A Special Police Officer (SPO) was on Friday injured after India and Pakistan armies exchanged heavy shelling took place along Line of Control in Poonch in Jammu region.
The heavy exchange of gunfire has resumed along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch after a lull for couple of days.
Official sources told KNO that cross border firing and shelling started at about 06 PM on Friday evening and was going on when last reports were received.
Sources said that heavy artillery shelling is going on and a large number of artillery shells have landed and are still landing in civilian areas along LoC in Poonch sector.
Meanwhile, Army said that at about 06 PM onwards, Pak initiated unprovoked cease fire violation by heavy shelling with artillery and firing of small arms along LoC in Shahpur and Kirni sectors in district Poonch.
Army added that Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively.
Meanwhile, a special police officer identified as Sayeed Shah, son of Sadiq Shah got injured in mortar shelling and has been removed for treatment with splinter injury in middle part of body.
