Telangana News

7 civilians, among whom 2 young boys and a teenage girl were part of, were killed today, when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by shelling border hamlets and posts with mortar bombs along the Ramgarh sector at Samba district in J & K.

As the death toll took a rise, the authorities were planning to shift the villagers out of the area. The border residents were also worried about their harvest-ready crops. Authorities have set up temporary accommodations -- in educational institutions, rural development department buildings and community halls.

“Pakistani Rangers started firing with small arms followed by mortars at one place and further spread to four or five places in Ramgarh and Arnia sectors of Samba and Jammu district from 0630 hours,” DIG BSF (G) Dharmendra Parikh said.

“Infiltration attempts which are being foiled is directly facilitated by Pakistan so that terrorists can be pulled back,” Parikh added.

Pakistani troops indulged in unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in Naushera sector of Rajouri district from 0530 hours using small arms, automatics, 82 and 120 mm mortars, PRO Defence Lt Col Manish Mehta said.

On Monday, an army soldier was killed and 2 women were injured, when Pakistani troops targeted Indian posts and villages using small arms and mortar shells along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin frontier districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by firing on Indian positions and villages in the twin border districts.