BSF Personnel Injured As Pak Violates Ceasefire Along IB In JK

New Delhi, Oct 14, IRNA - A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured today when Pakistani troops again violated the ceasefire, opening fire on forward area along Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir. The sniping incident was followed by firing by Pakistani troops on the forward area. BSF troops guarding the borderline with Pakistan took positions and retaliated effectively, triggering exchanges which are intermittently still going on. This is the third incident of sniping from Pakistan side this year. BSF Head Constable Ram Niwas Meena of 200th Battalion was injured in sniper firing on Narainpur BoP area in Samba district along the IB on August 5. Meena, who suffered bullet injury in his chest, died in AIIMS in New Delhi on August 11. On the same day, a Jawan received bullet injuries during sniping incident at Alfa Machial BoP in Jammu sector./end