MUZAFFARABAD, 26 November 2020, (TON): A villager of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) lost his life on Wednesday evening after an Indian sniper shot at him from across the restive Line of Control (LoC) while he was heading home on a motorbike, officials said.

Chaudhry Ansar Mahmood, was about to reach his home in Gohra Mehri hamlet when he fell victim to the savagery of some trigger-happy soldier in an Indian post, situated at a stone’s throw from the spot, deputy commissioner Bhimber Qaiser Aurangzeb told a news agency by telephone.

Gohra Mehri hamlet is part of the revenue village Kahanwaliyan in Samahni subdivision of Bhimber district. Milit­ary refers to this area as Baghsar sector.

DC Aurangzeb said “He was struck by a single bullet that pierced the right side of his body through the ribs.”

A group of undaunted villagers took the victim to the nearest health facility in Bandala, but he did not survive due to excessive blood loss.

The deceased was said to be the elder son of his parents and a father of three daughters.

In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations confirmed the martyrdom of Mr Mahmood due to “unprovoked ceasefire violation by the Indian army in Baghsar sector”.

Locals are victims as India unleashed its security forces on non-combatant Kashmiris along the LoC in AJK.