A day after the Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire agreement and killed one BSF jawan and injured seven others in indiscriminate firing in Arnia subsector of RS Pura in Jammu, the situation along the International Border remained tense.
Fresh exchange of fire was reported in the area in the night from across the border. Alert BSF troops, however, gave befitting response to silence the guns.According to official sources, the intermittent firing continued well past midnight in the RS Pura sector with no fresh reports of injuries to any one on the Indian side.
Despite peak sowing season, the agricultural fields remained deserted on Thursday morning. Several labourers hailing from outside the State were not willing to take risk especially after four among them were injured in the cross firing on Wednesday.Meanwhile, to take stock of the security situation along the border DG, BSF DK Pathak visited the Arnia border outpost and interacted with the local BSF officers on ground zero. The visit of DG, BSF assumes significance in the wake of fresh escalation of tensions between the neighboring countries.
The Pakistani Rangers provoked Indian border guards and violated ceasefire agreement in a big way after the inception of Narendra Modi led BJP Government at the centre.Briefly interacting with media persons in the border area DG BSF DK Pathak told reporters, “I am here to assess the situation. He said BSF is effectively retaliating the fire from across the border and would continue to do so. The DG BSF also visited the Government Medical College Hospital here to inquire the well-being of injured jawans and civilians in Pakistan firing.
The local villagers in the border area were unhappy with the delayed response of the local police authorities in the area. It is learnt anger is brewing among local villagers against the State police after they refused to shift the injured civilians to a nearby hospital.The Deputy Commissioner, Jammu Ajeet Sahu visited the local villagers and tried to sort out the issue in the wake of fresh tension in the area. The police authorities were also direct to stay vigilant and respond to the SOS call by villagers in the event of cross border firing in the area.