An army man was critically injured in a gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on Monday.
Officials said the soldier was manning a forward post in the Kalal area of Nowshera sector when he was hit by a bullet and was immediately rushed to a military hospital, the officials said.
They said preliminary information revealed that the fire came from across the LoC around 2.40 pm.
Earlier on February 8, an army patrol was fired upon from a forest across the LoC in Keri sector by terrorists, apparently waiting for an opportunity to sneak into this side.
Indian troops had also fired a few rounds in retaliation and subsequently the anti-infiltration grid was strengthened to keep a tight vigil in the area.
Meanwhile, security personnel today launched a cordon and search operation at nearly a dozen places in Poonch district.
The search operations in parts of Mendhar, Surankote and Gursai areas were initiated following information about suspicious movement, the officials said.
The Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police along with the CRPF cordoned off lower Chanan, Sair, Sanai forest, Chiti Bhati and Fazalabad in Surankote, Darai forest and adjoining areas in Mendhar, and Khokhar Mohalla, Kandi and Galhutta in Gursai.
The search operations were underway when last reports were received.