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Havaldar Patil Sangram Shivaji, was critically injured in the Pakistani firing in the Lam area of Rajouri district's Nowshera sector around 1 am and later succumbed to the injuries.

The Pakistani troops targeted several BoPs and few hamlets in Manyari, Sapwal and Karol Krishna on late Wednesday night, prompting an effective retaliation by the BSF.

Earlier, three Indian Army soldiers were killed in two separate locations in Jammu and Kashmir while foiling infiltration bids.

A defence spokesperson said militants trying to infiltrate were intercepted by a patrol party of the Army and contact with them was established.

A police official said as the search operation was going on, militants fired indiscriminately, resulting in injuries to two persons.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Old Barzulla area of the city here in the early hours of Monday.