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.
"Initial analysis indicates that caliber 105/106 mm remote-controlled launcher was used by Pakistan troops to target the shelter." No casualty was caused in this incident.
General Sharma said there were many training camps and launch pads along the border where hundreds of terrorists were present.
The brutal and 'unprecedented' incident that took place in the Ramgarh sector has prompted the security forces to issue a 'high alert' along the IB and the LoC.
The martyred soldier has been identified as Bikash Gurung, a resident of Manipur, who was posted in Laam area of Nowshera sector
Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Indian Acting Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh to condemn the “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian troops…