Soldier inadvertently crossed LoC; report of soldiers killed false

Soldier inadvertently crossed LoC; report of soldiers killed false
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An Indian soldier from 37 Rashtriya Rifles \"inadvertently crossed over\" to the other side of the Line of Control, Army sources said on Thursday but termed as \"completely false and baseless\" reports in Pakistani media that eight of its soldiers had been killed.

​New Delhi: An Indian soldier from 37 Rashtriya Rifles "inadvertently crossed over" to the other side of the Line of Control, Army sources said on Thursday but termed as "completely false and baseless" reports in Pakistani media that eight of its soldiers had been killed.

The sources said that Pakistan had been informed on the hotline by the Director General Military Operations Lt Gen Ranbir Singh about the soldier crossing over the Line of Control.

They said that such inadvertent crossing by Army and civilians was not unusual on either side and they are returned through existing mechanisms.

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