This is the second ceasefire violation in the past 24 hours and the sixth in the past over one week.
In the second ceasefire violation in the past 24 hours, Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday fired on a BSF patrol party along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing a jawan and injuring another. Earlier, the BSF troops foiled an infiltration bid in the same disctrict.
There was heavy firing by Pakistan on a patrolling party of BSF along IB in Suchtegarh forward belt in Samba sector, Inspector-General, BSF, Jammu Frontier, Rakesh Sharma told PTI.
A BSF jawan was killed in the firing, the IG said, adding that troops were on routine patrol when the firing took place.
The deceased jawan has been identified as Constable Sri Ram Gowria. Another jawan suffered minor injuries.
Mr. Sharma, who has rushed to the spot and is supervising the operation, said BSF troops took positions and gave a befitting reply which resulted in exchanges which are going on.
There has been firing in other areas in Kathua and Samba also.
This is the second ceasefire violation in the past 24 hours and the sixth in the past over one week.
On Tuesday, Pakistan troops had resorted to firing on forward posts along the LoC in Pallanwala sector of Jammu district and Sepoy Amarjeet Singh was injured in the firing.
Pakistani troops had on Sunday violated the ceasefire twice along the border in Arnia forward belt of Jammu and Hiranagar belt of Kathua district.
On December 25, 2014, Pakistan Rangers indulged in unprovoked small arms firing in forward areas in Pansar border out post (BoP) belt of Hiranagar sub-sector in Kathua district.
On December 24, Pakistani troops had fired mortar shells and small arms targeting the same areas.
Over 550 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan took place this year, the highest since the truce came into force in 2003, with the India-Pakistan border witnessing the worst such escalation during August-October period which left 13 people dead and thousands displaced.
Infiltration bid foiled
Meanwhile, BSF troops foiled an infiltration bid along the border in Samba district.
A group of militants tried to enter into the Indian territory along International Border in forward belt of Samba sector late Tuesday night, a senior BSF officer said.
Alert troops of the BSF challenged them and opened fire following which they returned to the Pakistani side, he said.
Pakistan Rangers are pushing in armed militants into this side but alert troops are foiling their designs, he said.
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