The White Knight Corps on Wednesday confirmed the supreme sacrifice of an Indian soldier who lost his life during heavy shelling by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of the 5 Field Regiment was killed in the shelling that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Confirming his death, the White Knight Corps posted on the social media platform X:
“#GOC and all ranks of #WhiteKnightCorps salute the supreme sacrifice of Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of 5 Fd Regt, who laid down his life on 07 May 25 during Pakistan Army shelling.”
The Corps also expressed solidarity with civilians affected by the cross-border attacks.
“We also stand in solidarity with all victims of the targeted attacks on innocent civilians in the #Poonch Sector,” the post added.
The Pakistan Army began shelling civilian areas in Poonch, Tangdhar, and other border regions on the night of May 6, continuing through May 7. The intense shelling caused severe damage to homes, forced many residents to flee, and left several people injured.
Despite the chaos, locals voiced strong support for the Indian Army’s Operation Sindoor, which targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in response to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.
The injured are currently receiving treatment at multiple medical facilities.
Even after the launch of Operation Sindoor, Pakistan continued its ceasefire violations on Wednesday, shelling more civilian areas and creating panic among villagers.
According to defence sources, between the night of May 6 and 7, Pakistan carried out arbitrary firing, including heavy artillery shelling, from posts along the LoC and the International Border. Continued shelling was also reported in the Poonch and Rajouri sectors following the operation.
A local resident said, “We will not leave the place and will support the Indian Army. The ceasefire may be violated today as well… The operation is a befitting reply. We have sent the women and children from here, but the men will stay.”
Defence sources reported that 15 civilians have died and 43 have been injured in the artillery shelling by the Pakistan Army since last night.
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