Pak Rangers show white flag, ask BSF to stop retaliatory fire

December 31, 2014 17:51

Just in: Pakistan Rangers show white flags along the International Border asking the BSF to cease firing. India has stopped retaliatory firing following the 'surrender'. The BSF has destroyed six permanent bunkers belonging to the Rangers.

In the second ceasefire violation in the past 24 hours, Pakistani Rangers on Wednesday fired on a BSF patrol party along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu & Kashmir, killing a jawan and injuring another.

There was heavy firing by Pakistan on a patrolling party of BSF along IB in Suchtegarh forward belt in Samba sector, Inspector General, BSF, Jammu Frontier, Rakesh Sharma said.

A BSF jawan was killed in the heavy firing, the IG said, adding that troops were on routine patrol when the firing took place.

The deceased jawan has been identified as constable Sri Ram Gowria. Another jawan suffered minor injuries.

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