The Hindu report had also stated that early in October tensions began to escalate. Pakistan even made announcements over a public address system, demanding that Indian troops end the construction work, The Hindu report had said.
The Hindu report had said that on January 6, following a low-grade exchange of fire that night, 19 Infantry Division commander Gulab Singh Rawat sought and obtained permission for aggressive action against the Pakistani position from where his troops were being targeted.
The Hindu report had said that fighting had been underway in the Krishna Ghati sector, on the southern end of the Haji Pir pass, since June.
