India, Feb. 14 -- A soldier of the Indian Army was injured in a sniper attack along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keri Battal area of Jammu district's Akhnoor sector on Friday evening.

People familiar with the development said the sniper attack was carried out at around 8:30 pm on Friday.

"Today at around 1830 hrs (6.30 pm), Pakistani troops of 10 POK carried out a sniper attack on an Indian post hitting a soldier on his shoulder. The soldier has been shifted to a garrison hospital in Akhnoor," said the above-mentioned people.

"The sniper fire came from woods in Pakistani territory on other side of the LoC," they added.

The army has yet to issue a statement on the incident.

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