Jammu- An Indian occupational Army soldier was killed on Monday in cross-border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu region,

Soldier, guarding a forward post, was critically injured during the firing and succumbed to his injuries later.

He is the fourth Indian Army soldier to be killed in cross-border firing along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch this month. Two soldiers were killed in cross-border firing in Rajouri district on June 4 and 10, while another soldier fell to cross-border firing in Poonch on June 14.

The cross-border firing was also reported along the LoC in Poonch district’s Krishna Ghati sector and along the IB in Kathua district.