Samba: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan sustained bullet injuries after Pakistan rangers violated the ceasefire along the international border in the Ramgarh and Arnia sectors in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district late Wednesday night, officials said.
The injured jawan was rushed to Community Health Centre Ramgarh for treatment, from where he was shifted to a Military hospital after receiving first aid.
Doctors at Community Health Centre Ramgarh said that the injured jawan was brought there at around 1 am.
“A 28-year-old BSF jawan with a bullet injury was brought here. After first aid, he was shifted to a Military hospital.
He was brought here around 1 a.m. As soon as the information was received, teams of doctors immediately reached here,” Dr Shamshad said while speaking to ANI.
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.
J-K: BSF jawan injured as Pak Rangers open fire along international border
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“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.
Meanwhile, a terrorist affiliated with the proscribed terror outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF) was killed in the Kathohalan area of Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Thursday.
Based on specific intelligence inputs a joint operation was launched by Indian Army & Jammu and Kashmir Police on the intervening night of 8-9 Nov at Kathohalan, Shopian. One terrorist has been eliminated along with the recovery of weapon and other war-like stores: Chinar Corps,… pic.twitter.com/wCbt06REPm
— ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2023
According to the Kashmir zone police, incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, have also been recovered from the possession of the terrorist.
“One terrorist affiliated with the proscribed terror outfit TRF was neutralised. Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, were recovered. The search is going on,” the Kashmir Zone Police posted on X.
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: One (01) #terrorist affiliated with proscribed #terror outfit TRF neutralised. Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/Eqq0TQi2wL
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) November 8, 2023
#Encounter has started in Kathohalan area of #Shopian. Police and Army are on the job. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) November 8, 2023
