Tension grips J-K’s Arnia sector as 2 BSF jawans injured in ceasefire violation
A BSF spokesman said constables Alok Saha (44) and Sujeet Biswas (35) of 120 Battalion were injured in the incident.
A BSF spokesman said constables Alok Saha (44) and Sujeet Biswas (35) of 120 Battalion were injured in the incident.
One terrorist was killed after an infiltration bid was foiled at the Line of Control (LoC) in the Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, sources said on Friday.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs data, while there were 2,140 ceasefire violations in 2018, in 2020 it almost doubled to 5,133
65-year-old Mohammad Sadiq of Tain Mankote in Poonch district succumbed to critical injuries sustained in Pakistan shelling. Two civilians have been killed and six injured in Friday's flare up on the LoC, according to officials.
Meanwhile, three terrorists were killed in an encounter at Amshipora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district early today morning.
The Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire in north Kashmir's Uri sector by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian posts, the official said.
The ceasefire violation took place in the Nowshera sector in Rajouri district on Friday morning when Pakistani forces fired small arms and mortars, said Indian Army sources.
A few Army personnel who were part of an ambush party, were injured when two mortar shells exploded near them on Sunday night, the officials said.
The aggression by Pakistani forces has increased since the Indian government abrogated Article 370 ending Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
The ceasefire violation took place at 1 pm on Sunday as Pakistan resorted to mortar shelling and small arms firing on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Poonch sector.
