Kashmir: BSF trooper killed in Pakistan’s ceasefire violation Unknown 10:55 PM Unknown Agencies, Jammu | Updated: Oct 29, 2016 10:14 IST Border Security Force trooper Nitin Kumar was killed on Saturday in a ceasefire violation by Pakistani forces in northern Kashmir’s Macchil sector along the Line of Control, the de-facto border between India and Pakistan. Pakistani forces resorted to heavy shelling targeting civilians and BSF posts along the International Border in Hiranagar sector and RS Pura in the Jammu region as well, police said. “Around 6am, the Pakistan Rangers resorted to heavy mortar shelling and automatic gunfire. The BSF has started retaliating effectively,” police said. The fresh firings came a day after the BSF said 15 Pakistani soldiers could have died in its retaliatory firing in the past week, a claim dismissed as baseless by Islamabad that said six of its civilians died in Indian firing on Thursday. Civilians continue to be in the firing line on the Indian side as well. A woman and a 15-year-old boy were killed in militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir when Pakistan targeted Indian posts and villages along the LoC on Friday. An Indian Army soldier was killed in Macchil where the army foiled an infiltration bid. A militant was also killed in this operation. The army said militants had mutilated the soldier’s body before withdrawing into the Pakistan side of the LoC. Sources said the militants, who attacked 12 Indian posts, beheaded the soldier. The barbarism was a true reflection that pervaded official and non-official organisations across the border, an army spokesperson said. In a brief statement, the army also said that an “appropriate response” will be given. On Friday, heavy shelling took place in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts and in Mendhar and Macchil sectors. Relations between India and Pakistan have hit a new low after four militants attacked an Indian Army base in northern Kashmir’s Uri in September, killing 19 soldiers . India blamed Pakistan-based militants for the assault, a charge Islamabad promptly denied. Share this Author : Unknown Related Posts
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