Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 2: Pakistani troops today violated the ceasefire by firing on forward posts along the LoC in Rajouri district, leaving a BSF jawan injured.
“At 10 AM, a BSF constable deployed at a forward location at LoC in Bhimber Gali sector of Rajouri district sustained an injury due to single round fire (sniper fire) from Pakistan Forward Defence location”, sources said.
The injured BSF jawan has been identified as Kishen Halkar.
The condition of the jawan is stable.
The fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops has taken place after a lull of over one week along the LoC.
Eleven persons including six Army personnel, four BSF jawans and a civilian porter working with Army were injured in Pakistan shelling and firing in Nowshera, Manjakote, Balakote, Mendhar and Gurez sectors on November 23.
A total of 26 people, including 14 security personnel and 12 civilians, have been killed and more than 83 suffered injuries in Pakistani shelling and firing along IB and LoC in Jammu after surgical strikes.
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