Barely 24 hours after Pakistan agreed with India that there were will be no mortar shelling on each other, troops from the other side fired mortar bombs along the LoC in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir in a fresh ceasefire violation killing a BSF officer. “There was ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops this evening by resorting to mortar shelling on forward posts along LoC in Manjakote sector of Rajouri district,” a senior BSF officer said tonight, a day after the Border Security Force(BSF) and Pakistan rangers agreed to uphold the sanctity of ceasefire during the DG-level talks in Delhi.
They fired two 82 mm mortar bombs, which exploded near a forward Indian Post in which one Assistant <g data-gr-id="12">Sub Inspector</g> (ASI) of BSF got severe splinter injuries around 1820 hours, he said Later, the injured ASI died, he said, adding that the victim was identified as Sohan Lal, a resident of Sikar district of Rajasthan. Troops guarding the border on this side also retaliated back. Troops guarding Pakistani borders earlier in the day opened fire in Samba district along the International Border (IB). “Pakistan rangers fired three rounds early today morning using small weapons. The fire was aimed at a forward Border out Post (BoP) inSamba,” a BSF official said.