- By Raju Kumar
- Sun, 11 May 2025 01:49 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
India-Pakistan Tension: The authorities on Saturday said a soldier was killed after being hit by a fragment of a Pakistani drone, which was successfully intercepted by the Army Air Defence at an air base in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district.
The incident took place before the announcement of a ceasefire by India and Pakistan to end the conflict between the two nuclear powers. The security personnel was on duty at the Udhampur air base, which came under Pakistani drone attack earlier during the day.
The Indian Air Defence successfully intercepted the drones in the air, but a jawan was hit by a fallen debris resulting in critical injuries to him, the officials said, adding that he later succumbed to his injuries.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma paid rich tributes to the fallen soldier and expressed sympathies with his family.
“The news of the martyrdom of Shri Surendra Singh Moga ji, a son of Rajasthan, a resident of Jhunjhunu, a soldier of the Indian Army, who attained martyrdom at Udhampur Air Base while performing his duty of national security is extremely sad,” he wrote on X.
राष्ट्र सुरक्षा का कर्तव्य-निर्वहन करते हुए उधमपुर एयर बेस पर वीरगति को प्राप्त राजस्थान के बेटे, झुंझुनूं निवासी, भारतीय सेना के जवान श्री सुरेंद्र सिंह मोगा जी की शहादत का समाचार अत्यंत दुःखद है।
— Bhajanlal Sharma (@BhajanlalBjp) May 10, 2025
प्रभु श्रीराम पुण्यात्मा को अपने श्रीचरणों में स्थान तथा शोकाकुल परिवार को यह… pic.twitter.com/tQTuanJ7Fp
Hours After Announcement Of Truce, Pakistan Violates Ceasefire
Meanwhile, despite the announcement of ceasefire by India and Pakistan, there was a violation by the Pakistan army on Saturday night in Akhnoor, Mendhar, RS Pura, Chamb, Bhimber and Gurez sectors while loud blasts were also heard in Srinagar.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, posted on X, "What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar !!!."
Abdullah also said, "This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up". Reports mentioned that drones were sighted and brought down in Srinagar's Badami Bagh Cantonment area.
(With agencies inputs)
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