A BSF jawan was injured in cross-border firing on border outposts (BoPs) along the International Border (IB) in Jammu’s Samba district after Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing in the Ramgarh and Arnia sectors late last night.
Dr Shamshad, Doctor on Emergency Duty, Community Health Centre Ramgarh said, “A 28-year-old BSF jawan with a bullet injury was brought here. After first aid, he has been shifted to Military hospital. He was brought here around 1 a.m. As soon as the information was received, teams of doctors immediately reached here…”
Narinder Kaur, a local resident said, “The firing started at night. Around 4 am, we came to know that it had stopped. We were sleeping in the store room with our children. The schools have said that the bus will not come here as our village is near to the border, we are taking our children to a nearby village, from there they will take our children…”
The BSF in Jammu said in a statement that it gave a befitting response to the Pakistan Rangers for the ceasefire violation and unprovoked firing on their posts.
“During night intervening 8/9 Nov 2023, Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing in Ramgarh area which was befittingly responded by BSF troops. Detail follows…,” Public Relations Officer, BSF, Jammu said in a brief statement.
A local told ANI that he was witness to a heavy exchange of fire between the BSF troopers and the Rangers around 2-2.30 am.
“There was a heavy exchange of fire (between the BSF troops and Pakistan Rangers). The locals panicked as the Pakistan forces resorted to unprovoked firing and stayed indoors.,” the local told ANI.
The firing took place after 4-5 years, he added.
