Jammu, Kashmir: A major and three soldiers were killed yesterday and another was injured in what the army described as unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the Line of Control in Keri sector of Jammu’s Rajouri district, reports Hindustan Times.

Defence spokesperson colonel NN Joshi described the firing as a ceasefire violation by the neighbouring country.

A senior officer of the 16 Corps identified the victims as major Moharkar Prafulla Ambadas, lance naik Gurmail Singh and sepoy Pargat Singh. Another soldier who died in hospital late in the evening was yet to be identified.

India and Pakistan frequently accuse each other of violating a 2003 truce along the de-facto border between the countries, one of the most volatile military zones in the world.

Earlier this week, junior home minister Hansraj Ahir informed the Lok Sabha that 881 ceasefire violations took place along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir this year, killing at least 30 people including soldiers.