Dharamshala, May 11 -- Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, an Indian Army soldier from Shahpur in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, was killed in the line of duty during heavy cross-border firing by Pakistan in the Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

The body of the jawan reached his native village in Shahpur on Sunday, following which the last rites were performed with military honours.

The ceasefire violation occurred during the early hours of May 9, when Pakistani troops launched unprovoked firing at Indian forward posts.

Deployed with the 25 Punjab Regiment, Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, who was deployed at the frontline, was fatally injured while retaliating.

Indian troops gave a fitting reply to the ceasefire violation, but in the line ...