Two days after Pakistani rangers handed over the custody of BSF jawan who was swept away by Chenab river to Pakistan, major ceasefire violation from the Pakistan side has been reported in Arnia sector along the International border in RS Pura on late Sunday evening.
During the day 'unprovoked' firing on the forward Indian posts was also reported in the Mendhar sector of Poonch.The Indian troops guarding the frontiers retaliated to the fire to prevent any infiltration bid from across the line of Control (loC).According to Defence spokesman in Jammu, the 'unprovoked' firing from the Pakistan side started around 11.30 am along the loC in Mendhar sector of Poonch. Pakistani Army used small arms fire and automatic weapons to target the forward Indian posts.
late in the evening one of the BoP in the Arnia sector was targeted from across the International border around 8.35 pm.The official sources said, "BSF jawans immediately took positions and retaliated to the fire. Till the time of filing the report the intermittent firing was still going on in the area and the nearby BoP's were also alerted to maintain extra vigil".The entire security grid has been beefed up along the International border in the run up to the Independence day celebrations to prevent any untoward incident.
The surveillance grid was being closely monitored to keep an eye on the movement of the suspected infiltrators. The Intelligence agencies have already warned about possible infiltration bids from across the border.