A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was killed when Pakistani troops opened unprovoked fire at Indian positions in north Kashmir’s Nowgam and Macchil sectors along the line of Control (loC) late on Sunday. Sources said that Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions in leepa Valley of North Kashmir’s Nowgam sector in Kupwara. One BSF jawan Abhijeet Nanday of 119 Battalion BSF was killed in the firing.The Pakistani troops also opened fire with small arms in Macchil sector of the loC in the same district. However, there was no casualty.
Pakistani Rangers also resorted to unprovoked firing using mortar shelling targeting six Border Out Posts along International Border (IB) in Arnia sector of Jammu distric throughout the night.Security authorities said this is the first ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in Kashmir this year. Earlier militants have attempted to sneak into Valley five times but the attempts were foiled by the alert security personnel albeit after casualties on both sides.