4 soldiers killed in Pakistan ceasefire violation in Keri

At least four Indian soldiers, including a senior officer, were on Saturday killed in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan at the Keri (120 Infantry Brigade) Battalion area of Jammu and Kashmir.

Major Moharkar Prafulla Ambadas, 32, Lance Naik Gurmail Singh, 34, and Sepoy Pargat Singh, 30,  and Lance Naik Kuldeep Singh were grievously injured during the ceasefire violation and succumbed to their injuries. 

One soldier was



injured in the firing and is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital. 

The Army, in a statement, said that Indian troops retaliated "strongly and effectively".

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh paid rich tributes to the slain soldiers and condemned Pakistan for the ceasefire violation further adding that Pakistan has got isolated at the global stage, especially on the issue of terrorism.