LG, CS, Spl DG BSF pay tributes to Jawan
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Jammu: A BSF Head Constable (HC) was martyred in unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers along the International Border (IB) in the Ramgarh sector of Samba district early Thursday, officials said.
Border residents hold anti-Pak protests
Arnia: People at the border areas here on Thursday held protests against Pakistan over its firing and shelling along the International Border (IB) in Samba district that martyred one BSF jawan.
Led by Sarpanch Balbir Kour, scores of people of Treva village along the IB held anti-Pakistan protests and demanded action. The firing on Thursday targeting Border Outposts in Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district is the third ceasefire violation in 24 days by Pakistan Rangers along the IB in the Jammu frontier.
Treva had also received cross-border shelling on October 28.
Speaking to reporters, Sarpanch Balbir Kaur said that every person living along the border is sad due to the BSF head constable’s death. “We want to pay tributes to the jawan martyred in firing by Pakistan Rangers. We stand with the family in this grave hour,” she said.
“We stand with the BSF and the Army. We will not be cowed down,” Kour added.
Pointing out that it was the time of paddy harvesting, Kour said that farmers would be afraid of working in the fields given the incidents of cross-border firing. She also urged the prime minister to make permanent arrangements to ensure their safety. Head Constable Lal Fam Kima suffered injuries at Narayanapur BoP in Samba district due to firing by Pakistan Rangers and later succumbed to his injuries. The 50-year-old Kima was a resident of Aizawl in Mizoram.
On October 28, Pakistan Rangers indulged in heavy firing and shelling for around seven hours, resulting in injuries to two BSF jawans and a woman.
On October 17, two BSF personnel had been injured in unprovoked firing by the rangers in the Arnia sector.
It is the sixth overall violation since the two sides signed a ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021.
The firing targeting Border Outposts in the district is the third ceasefire violation in 24 days by Pakistan Rangers along the IB in the Jammu frontier.
BSF Head Constable Lal Fam Kima suffered injuries and was evacuated to a local hospital. He was later moved to the GMC Hospital in Jammu, the officials said.
The Head Constable succumbed to injuries, they said and that the 50-year-old was a resident of resident of Aizwal in Mizoram.
His body has been shifted to GMC Hospital’s mortuary for postmortem.
“During night intervening 8/9 Nov 2023, Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing in Ramgarh area which was befittingly responded to by BSF troops,” the Border Security Force (BSF) said in a statement.
Ramgarh Community Health Centre Block Medical Officer (BMO) Dr Lakhwinder Singh said that one BSF jawan was injured in Pakistani firing and reported to the centre for treatment around 1 am.
Mohan Singh Bhatti of Jerda village said that the firing started around 12.20 am and later escalated into shelling. “A fear psychosis is prevailing along the IB due to firing and shelling,” he said.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Special Director General of BSF, P V Ramasastry paid homage to the martyred BSF Head Constable.
Apart from them, Chief Secretary A K Mehta, Home Secretary R K Goyal, IGP Anand Jain, IG BSF D K Boora and Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar also paid tributes to the BSF jawan, Lal Fam Kima, at the frontier headquarters, Paloura camp, in Jammu.
During wreath-laying ceremony, he was given full military honours by sounding of buggle and last salute. The jawans raised slogans hailing him.
The mortal remains of Kima would be sent to his hometown Aizwal for the last rites with full military honour.
On October 28, Pakistan Rangers indulged in heavy firing and shelling for around seven hours, resulting in injuries to two BSF jawans and a woman.
On October 17, two BSF personnel had been injured in unprovoked firing by the rangers in the Arnia sector. It is the sixth overall violation since the two sides signed a ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021
