Army kills 7 Pakistani soldiers, destroys 2 bunkers: Reports
After the Pakistani forces mutilated the bodies of two Indian soldiers, the Army on Monday killed seven Pakistani soldiers, according to reports. Two Pakistani bunkers were also destroyed in the retaliation by the Indian Army, reports added. Earlier, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley had said the armed forces will "react appropriately" to Pakistan's "barbaric act".
In a strong message to Pakistan army which killed two Indian soldiers and mutilated their bodies, the Indian army tonight destroyed two Pakistani bunkers and killed seven of their soldiers.The reports said two Pakistani bunkers were destroyed.About five to eight Pakistani Army soldiers of 647 Mujahideen battalion were  in one post.Both posts have been destroyed and seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in the Indian action.Earlier in the day, Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT), which comprises the special forces, killed two Indian soldiers under the cover of shelling by Pakistani troops in Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.The army issued a statement saying that the bodies of an army soldier and a BSF head constable were mutilated but a senior army officer told PTI that they were beheaded.The BAT team had set up an ambush to target the patrol party of the Indian soldiers while the Pakistan Army engaged two Indian forward defence locations (FDL) with rockets and mortar bombs, the officials said.After the incident, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley had warned Pakistan that the Indian Army will retaliate."Their bodies were mutilated by our neighbours. This is a reprehensive and an inhuman act. Such acts don't even take place during war, let alone peace," Jaitley said.Stating that the sacrifices of the soldiers will not go in vain, he said the armed forces will appropriately react to this extreme form of barbaric act.Hours later, Army chief General Bipin Rawat had also reached Srinagar to assess the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Army Chief General #BipinRawat reaches Kashmir. #LoCAttack, #Mutilationpic.twitter.com/CyRGQzTM60Also read:Pakistan mutilates bodies of 2 Indian soldiers near LoC, Army pounds Pak posts in retaliationAs Pakistan mutilates 2 Indian soldiers, another round of Army's surgical strikes invoked as revenge