MUZAFFARABAD: Police in Azad Jammu and Kashmir said on Monday a civilian was shot dead by Indian forces along the Himalayan region’s disputed boundary, the second such incident since June despite a ceasefire accord.

Riaz Mughal, Superintendent of Police in Kotli region, said a 62-year-old man was hit by “unprovoked” Indian shooting while he was cutting grass near the Line of Control (LoC).

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The Indian military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The LoC had seen intense cross-border firing for years before a ceasefire was reaffirmed by the two countries in 2021. Since then, such exchanges have become rare.