J&K: BSF Jawan Killed As Pakistani Rangers Open Fire In Ramgarh, Arnia Sectors
Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing in J&K's Ramgarh and Arnia sectors late last night.
A BSF jawan was was killed 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, as reported by the news agency ANI.
#UPDATE | One BSF jawan has been injured and subsequently succumbed to injuries after an unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers on the night intervening November 8-9 in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramgarh area: BSF https://t.co/1PAcQFVsvk
— ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2023
Earlier, Block Medical Officer Ramgarh in J&K's Samba District, Dr. Lakhwinder Singh, said that a BSF jawan was injured in the cross-border firing, and he was brought at 1 AM. Singh further stated that the jawan was given adequate treatment.
“A BSF official was injured in the cross-border firing here (in Ramgarh). He was brought here at 1 am and was given adequate treatment by our team (at the hospital), who were on high alert as we had prior knowledge of the incident,” said Block Medical Officer Ramgarh in J&K's Samba District, Dr. Lakhwinder Singh, as quoted by the news agency PTI.
VIDEO | “A BSF official was injured in the cross-border firing here (in Ramgarh). He was brought here at 1 am and was given adequate treatment by our team (at the hospital), who were on high alert as we had prior knowledge of the incident,” says Dr Lakhwinder Singh, Block Medical… pic.twitter.com/DIhhih7y72
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 9, 2023
According to the official, the firing targeting border outposts in the district is the third ceasefire violation in 24 days by the Pakistani Rangers along the IB at the Jammu frontier, PTI reported. The injured jawan, who was evacuated, was later moved to the GMC Hospital in Jammu, he said. "During night intervening 8/9 Nov 2023, Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing in the Ramgarh area, which was befittingly responded to by BSF troops," the BSF said in a statement, as quoted by PTI.
"The firing started around 2-2.30 am. The firing has happened after 4-5 years...," a local resident said, as quoted by the news agency ANI.
#WATCH | Samba, Jammu and Kashmir: "The firing started around 2-2.30 am. The firing has happened after 4-5 years...," says a local pic.twitter.com/egHC843wCr
— ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2023
A resident of Ramgarh village in Samba District said, “The land of our village lies adjacent to the ‘no man's land’. There was a round of firing right before 12 am, which was followed by heavy rounds of firing from 12:20 am,” as quoted by PTI.
VIDEO | “The land of our village lies adjacent to the ‘no man's land’. There was a round of firing right before 12 am, which was followed by heavy rounds of firing from 12:20 am,” says a resident of Ramgarh village in Samba District of Jammu and Kashmir, where cross-border firing… pic.twitter.com/OVL1RjrBNZ
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 9, 2023