4 BSF personnel killed in an unprovoked firing by Pakistani rangers

JAMMU:There have been several violations of ceasefire, along the border, by Pakistani rangers, which have resulted in several people losing their life.

On Wednesday, another such incident occurred, which resulted in four BSF personnel losing their lives. Three others officers were also injured.A senior officer stated that the incident occured along the international border, in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The IG,BSF Ram Awtar stated that the Pakistani rangers initiated cross border firing along IB in Ramgarh sector on Tuesday night and that they had lost four of their personnel, including an assistant commandant rank officer, while three of their personnel suffered injuries.

A police official has stated that the firing across the border in Chamliyal post area of Ramgarh sector started around 10:30 pm and continued till 4:30 am on Wednesday and that it was not clear whether the BSF personnel were killed in on Tuesday or in the morning hours of Wednesday.

The official also stated that the BSF troops also fired in retaliation.This increases the number of deaths due to ceasefire violation  along the IB and the line of LoC this year to 50.