JAMMU: Two Indian Army soldiers were killed on Friday as Pakistani troops opened heavy fire and shelled mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, a defense official said.

He said the Indian Army immediately responded to the unprovoked firing from across the border, ANI reported.

“The Pakistani army resorted to an unprovoked ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector of district Rajouri today (Friday),” the defense spokesperson said.

Naik Prem Bahadur Khatri and Rifleman Sukhbir Singh sustained critical injuries in the firing and died later, he said.

Khatri from Dang in Nepal was serving in the Indian Army.