Army retaliates; destroys 4 Pakistani posts

The Indian army said on Saturday it had hit back, destroying four Pakistani posts and inflicting "heavy casualties", this comes a day after an Indian soldier's body was mutilated by terrorists who escaped back into Pakistani side under covering fire from Pakistani troops.

“Four Pakistani posts have been destroyed in a massive fire assault in Keran sector,” an army official said. Heavy casualties have been inflicted on the Pakistani side, he said, without giving further details. India retaliated by carrying out what the government termed “surgical strikes” across the LoC and destroyed several militant launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Sepoy Mandeep Singh, who was killed in the gunfight with the infiltrators on Friday, was beheaded by the terrorists who fled back to Pakistan-administered Kashmir under covering fire from Pakistan Army. The Indian Army had said an "appropriate response" will be given. This is not the first time Pakistan has mutilated the bodies of Indian soldiers.