Jammu: In another ceasefire violation, at least nine civilians were injured on Monday night in heavy firing and mortar shelling by Pakistan along the International Border in Jammu district, said a Border Security Force spokesperson. Meanwhile, the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan will hold a meeting today.
Pak Rangers resorted to heavy firing of small and automatic weapons and shelling of mortars bombs on 25 BoPs and civilian areas along IB in Arnia and R S Pura sub-sectors of Jammu district from 8:30 pm on Saturday” a BSF officer said.
As per the official reports, Pakistan troops also targeted 19 Border villages throughout the night.
“Although there was no loss of human life or injury to anyone, three cows were killed in Treva border village in the shelling”, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, RS Pura, Devender Singh said.
Civilian casualties have been avoided due to evacuation of villagers or night migration from over 20 border hamlets along IB in RS Pura and Arnia sub-sectors of Jammu district, he said. In the firing and shelling on Saturday, 2 people were killed and 6 others including a BSF jawan were injured and 5 houses suffered damaged, security officials had said.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi said that Pakistan “should understand the reality that times have changed in India”. He said that he had asked BSF director general DK Pathak to rush to the border areas where incidents of ceasefire violations had been reported.
Pakistan has, in turn, lodged “a strong protest” with the Indian government over “unprovoked firing” by India and alleged that violation of the ceasefire by Indian security forces had led to the deaths of four civilians. The Indian Army guards the LoC while paramilitary BSF guards the international border in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bureau Report
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