Srinagar: A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper has been killed in Pakistan ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

BSF spokesman said the Pakistani Army had resorted to sniper firing in Tangdhar area of the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday.

"Constable S.K. Murmu deployed at forward defence location (FDL) on the LoC, was hit in the firing. He was shifted to army's base hospital in Srinagar where he succumbed to his injuries late on Tuesday," he said.

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Bijapur(PTI): Naxalites on Monday blew up a vehicle carrying security personnel with an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said, adding that casualties are feared in the incident.

The blast occurred on the Bedre-Kutru Road in Bijapur district. Further details are awaited.