Fifteen people flee from houses in Uri sector, claiming heavy shelling by Pak near LoC

Fifteen people belonging to three families on Wednesday fled their houses in Silikote area in Kashmir's Uri sector, claiming there was intense shelling from across the LoC by Pakistani troops, officials said.

Officials at the headquarter of Army's 15 Corps, which guards the LoC in Kashmir valley, said they had no information about ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Uri sector.

An official at the camp told PTI, "We have received 15 people from Silikote at the makeshift camp in Uri town this morning."