Jammu: In a major ceasefire violation, Pakistan Rangers indulged in heavy firing and shelling on 15 border outposts and several villages along the International Border in Jammu district, damaging houses and livestock.
There was heavy firing and shelling of mortars targeting 15 border outposts (BoPs) and several border hamlets in Arnia and RS Pura belts of Jammu district since 2 am on Sunday, a government official said. Voicing concern over repeated ceasefire violations, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take up the issue with Pakistan.
A government official said that the troops, guarding the border, retaliated to Pakistan shelling, resulting in exchanges, which continued till Sunday morning. There was no official word on the firing from BSF in Jammu frontier. This is the fifth ceasefire violation since July 16.
