Pakistan shelling kills 2 Army men, an IAF Sergeant and a BSF SI in Jammu

JAMMU/JHUNJHUNU: The Army lost two men, IAF one, and a BSF sub-inspector was killed and seven others from his unit were wounded in the past 24 hours amid intensified shelling and drone attacks by Pakistani forces across Jammu region.

Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, a JCO from Himachal, died Saturday morning when an artillery shell exploded near his post in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch. Rifleman Sunil Kumar, 25, of J&K Light Infantry, died of wounds suffered during overnight gunfire and shelling in RS Pura sector. Sergeant Surendra Kumar Moga, a 36-year-old medical assistant attached with IAF's 36 Wing, was killed in a Pakistani strike while stationed in J&K's Udhampur. Originally posted in Bengaluru, he had been redeployed to Udhampur just four days ago due to escalating tensions.

Moga's family in Mehradasi village of Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu was informed Saturday. He is survived by his 65-year-old mother Nanu Devi, wife Seema, and two kids. Villagers gathered to mourn as preparations began for a state funeral.

Sub-inspector Mohammed Imtiaz was killed when his BSF unit positioned along international border in RS Pura sector came under heavy Pakistani firing. "He, along with seven others, were wounded. While Imtiaz died of wounds, the others are stable and under treatment at a health facility," an official said.

(With inputs from Ashok Singh Shekhawat)