Arnia, Oct 27: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel sustained minor injuries as a result of unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers. The BSF reported that the Pakistan Rangers initiated unprovoked firing in the Arnia area during the night between Thursday and Friday, and BSF forces promptly responded.
The Pakistan Rangers engaged in mortar shelling, which was met with an appropriate response from the BSF. Intermittent firing continued until 3 a.m. Along the 3,323 km India-Pakistan border, where the BSF is tasked with border security, one BSF personnel sustained minor injuries due to the firing but received medical assistance.
In response to this incident, panic spread in the Arnia area and other regions of the RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir along the India-Pakistan international border. Pakistan Rangers engaged in unprovoked firing against BSF troops.
Dev Raj Chowdhary, the Sarpanch of the border village Bulleh Chak in Sai Kalan, Arnia of RS Pura sector in Jammu, reported, “There was a lot of firing by Pakistan overnight. No person was injured but houses were damaged. This kind of firing from the Pakistani side has been witnessed after almost six years. Our security forces retaliated to the firing.”
Locals also discovered mortar shells in the border village of Bulleh Chak. One local resident said, “We have found three mortar shells so far after overnight shelling from the Pakistan side. No person has been injured in the incident.”
Due to the firing, alarmed residents remained indoors. “A large mortar shell damaged our house around 8 p.m. last night. The kitchen has been damaged. By God’s grace, we were saved. The glasses of the windows have broken,” said Ekta, a resident of Arnia.
