3 soldiers killed in J&K, one body mutilated

Srinagar: Three soldiers were killed, and one of them was beheaded on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir — in action that the army said bore the “signature” of the Pakistan Army’s Border Action Team. Pakistan has denied the allegations.
The soldier who was mutilated has been identified as 31-year-old Rifleman Prabhu Singh from Khirjankhas village in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan. The other two soldiers are Gunner Manoj K Kushwah and Rifleman Shashank K Singh, both from Gazipur district of Uttar Pradesh.
The army has vowed “heavy retribution for the cowardly act”. (IANS)