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| BSF jawan hurt in sniper fire |
| 2016-12-03 |
| [Daily Excelsior] Pak 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 Pakistain 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 Pak 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 maimed in Pakistain 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 Pak shelling and firing along IB and LoC in Jammu after surgical strikes. |
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