Pak captures one Indian soldier, claims to kill 8; Indian army denied killings
Islamabad, Sep 29: The Pakistan military on Thursday said it had captured an Indian soldier and killed eight others, Dawn quoted security sources as saying.
The soldier was identified as Chandu Babulal Chohan, 22, from Maharashtra. Dawn said he had been shifted to an undisclosed location.
The soldier was caught after the Indian military fired across the Line of Control (LoC), it said.
Refuting
Pakistan
media
reports,
Indin
army
has
said
that
one
soldier
from
37
Rashtriya
Rifles
(RR)
has
inadvertently
crossed
over
to
other
side
of
LOC.
Pakistan
has
been
informed
by
DGMO
on
hotline.
Dawn said the bodies of the dead Indian soldiers lay unattended at the Line of Control (LoC), which divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
India said it had carried out "surgical strikes" on terrorist launch pads across the LoC, inflicting massive casualties. Pakistan has denied the surgical strikes ever took place.
Regarding report of killing of 8 Indian Army personnel reported in sections of Pak media,report is completely false: Indian Army sources
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 29, 2016
1 soldier from 37 RR has inadvertently crossed over to other side of LOC.Pak has been informed by DGMO on hotline: Indian Army sources
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 29, 2016
IANS