Jammu: An Assistant Commandant of the Border Security Force (BSF) was martyred on Tuesday in Pakistani firing on the international border in Hiranagar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.
According to the sources in the BSF, the Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire on the international border in Hiranagar sector by resorting to unprovoked firing.
A senior police official said that an Assistant Commandant of the BSF was injured in the firing. He was shifted to the Army Hospital in Udhampur where he succumbed to his critical injuries, said the police official.
Prior to that, the Pakistan Army resorted to firing at Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district.
“Pakistan troops used small arms and mortars to target our positions in Sunderbani sector. Our troops retaliated strongly and effectively,” Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand said.
He said that the firing exchanges started at 10 am and continued for some time.
However, no casualty or damage was reported on the Indian side, added the official.