In the Ramgarh sector of Samba district, a BSF personnel succumbed to injuries in unprovoked firing by Pakistani Rangers along the International Border (IB) early Thursday. This marks the third ceasefire violation in the last 24 days by the Pakistani Rangers along the IB on the Jammu frontier.

During the incident, Border Outposts in the district were targeted, leading to injuries for one BSF personnel who was then evacuated to a local hospital and was further shifted to the GMC Hospital in Jammu. However, the soldier was later declared dead at the army hospital.

The BSF troops responded to the unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers, as reported by the BSF in a statement.

Ramgarh Community Health Centre Block Medical Officer (BMO) Dr. Lakhwinder Singh confirmed that a BSF jawan had sustained injuries in the Pakistani firing and sought treatment at the center around 1 AM. 

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“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,” he said, as quoted by the news agency PTI.

According to Mohan Singh Bhatti, a resident of Jerda village, the firing commenced around 12:20 AM and escalated into significant shelling, creating a sense of fear along the IB due to the ongoing firing and shelling, as quoted by news agency PTI. 

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This incident follows a previous episode on October 28, where Pakistan Rangers engaged in heavy firing and shelling for approximately seven hours, resulting in injuries to two BSF jawans and a woman. On October 17, two BSF personnel were injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers in the Arnia sector. Despite the ceasefire agreement signed on February 25, 2021, this marks the sixth overall violation between the two sides.


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