The Indian Directors General of Military Operations (DGMO) on Tuesday contacted his Pakistan counterpart over the hotline and expressed grave concerns over the mutilation of bodies of Indian jawans by the Pakistani forces.

Two Indian soldiers were beheaded and another injured by a Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) that sneaked into Indian territory under cover of heavy shelling in the Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

Without mincing any words, the Indian DGMO LT Gen Bhatt conveyed to his Pakistani counterpart that "such dastardly, inhumane act is beyond any norms of civility and merits unequivocal condemnation and response".

Bhatt also emphasised on the issue of fire support provided by the Pakistani posts and highlighted issue of BAT training camps near the Line of Control.

The Indian Army has already vowed an "appropriate" response to the "despicable act". The Pakistan army has denied that it was involved in the attack.

Defence minister Arun Jaitley had said on Monday that the "sacrifice (of the two killed) will not go in vain" and the Indian armed forces will react "appropriately" to the "inhuman act" of the Pakistani troops.

"This is a reprehensible and an inhuman act. Such attacks don't even take place during war, let alone during peace time. Bodies of soldiers being mutilated is an extreme form of barbaric act," the defence minister said.

The soldiers killed were Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh of 22 Sikh Infantry and Head Constable Prem Sagar of 200th Battalion of BSF.