Pakistan Rangers resort to heavy firing in Jammu across international border last night
Team News Riveting
Jammu, October 27
Two Border Security Force (BSF) men and a woman were injured after Pakistan Rangers resorted to heavy firing and shelling along the International Border in Arnia and Suchetgarh sectors of Jammu district on Thursday night.
The local civilians have abandoned their homes to take shelter in safe areas. In a statement, the BSF said: “Tonight at about 8 unprovoked firing started by Pakistan Rangers on BSF posts in Arnia area which is being befittingly retaliated by the BSF troops.”
In Arnia sector, the firing targeted half a dozen forward villages. The Pakistani troopers later expanded the firing to three villages of Suchetgarh sector. A few mortar shells were also fired by the Rangers targeting civilian areas, the BSF said. Heavy firing continued till 11 pm followed by intermittent firing.
The two BSF jawans injured in the firing in Arnia sector were identified as Basavraj from Karnataka and Sher Singh. A woman, identified as Rajni Bala (38) of Arnia, was also injured in the firing. The injured were evacuated and admitted to Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu. Their condition is said to be stable.
The incident created panic in the border villages. A number of labourers, who had come to work in the fields, deserted the villages to take shelter in safe areas.
The officials said the fresh incidence of firing and shelling by Pakistan Rangers comes over a week after two BSF personnel were injured following unprovoked firing by the Rangers in the same sector on October 17.
