Ground reports suggested Pakistan army was using heavy artillery guns and 105 mm/120 mm mortars to target the forward civilian areas. In response the Indian Army was retaliating strongly and effectively till last reports came in.
Some of the houses and other structures were hit by the shelling in village Kalsian.
Panic stricken residents remained huddled inside their houses in the wake of intense shelling. Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary while confirming the fresh incident of ceasefire violation by Pakistan army tweeted, “Shells landed near Nowshera town. Worrisome situation as interior areas are under target”.
High alert has been sounded in the worst affected areas to prevent loss of human lives and civilian properties. According to him several forward areas were hit hard by the heavy volume shelling. As per ground reports forward areas of Mangiote,Kalai,Minka in Sunderbani, Gania, Kalsian, Troi,Nallah,Babakhori in Nowshera were targeted by the Pakistan army.Some of the rescue teams deployed on ground zero to assist local population had a narrow escape as some of the shells exploded near Nowshera town before sunset.
According to official sources the injured civilian has been identified as ex-subedar Suresh Kumar. After preliminary treatment he was rushed to army hospital in Rajouri. Meanwhile, as situation was turning grim the local residents staged protest demonstrations demanding early completion of construction of bunkers sanctioned by the central Government.