New Delhi: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured in an unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Arnia sector, the Border guarding drive mentioned in a press release. The Pakistan Rangers opened hearth within the Arnia space in the course of the night time of Thursday and Friday and confronted a powerful response from BSF troops.
“Pak Rangers resorted to Mortar shelling which was countered by BSF with appropriate response. Intermittent firing continued till 3 a.m.,” mentioned the BSF, which is answerable for guarding the three,323 km India-Pakistan border. “One BSF personnel sustained minor injuries in Pak firing has been provided with medical aid,” added the BSF. Locals discover mortar shells, keep indoors as firing continues
Meanwhile, panic gripped Arnia and different areas of the RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir alongside the India-Pakistan worldwide border after Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on BSF troops.
“There was a lot of firing by Pakistan overnight. No person was injured but houses were damaged. This kind of firing from the Pakistani side has been witnessed after almost six years. Our security forces retaliated to the firing,” Dev Raj Chowdhary, Sarpanch, at border village Bulleh Chak in Sai Kalan, Arnia of RS Pura sector in Jammu mentioned.
Locals additionally discovered mortal shells within the border village of Bulleh Chak. “We have found three mortar shells so far after overnight shelling from the Pakistan side. No person has been injured in the incident,” a neighborhood mentioned.
Alarmed on the firing, panicked locals stayed indoors. “A large mortar shell damaged our house around 8 p.m. last night. The kitchen has been damaged. By God’s grace, we were saved. The glasses of the windows have broken,” Ekta who resides in Arnia mentioned.
