Soldier found dead on LoC

A soldier was killed on Friday in a mysterious incident of firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

Police sources said Sepoy Kulwant Singh was found dead with a bullet wound in Balakot sector in the morning.

"It is not known whether the soldier's death was a suicide or due to firing from across the LoC," an official said.

The LoC divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan.

--IANS

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