India: BSF head constable killed in unprovoked firing by Pak rangers
Lal Fam Kima
A head constable of India's Border Security Force (BSF) was killed early Thursday (Nov 9) in unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers along the International Border (IB), officials said in a post on social media platform X.
The officials said that 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, but succumbed to injuries. His body has been shifted to GMC Hospital's mortuary for postmortem.
The 50-year-old Kima hailed from Aizwal in the northern eastern state of Mizoram. Officials said his body is likely to reach his Aizawl home on Friday.
The incident happened in the Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district.
The BSF said in a statement: "During night intervening 8/9 Nov 2023, Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing in Ramgarh area which was befittingly responded to by BSF troops."
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Dr Lakhwinder Singh, the Ramgarh Community Health Centre Block Medical Officer (BMO), said one BSF jawan was injured in Pakistani firing and reported to the centre for treatment around 1:00am (IST).
Mohan Singh Bhatti of Jerda village said that the firing started around 12.20am (local time) and later escalated into shelling.
He said: "A fear psychosis is prevailing along the IB due to firing and shelling."
The officials said that this firing incident, which targeted the border outposts in the district, is the third ceasefire violation in 24 days.
The Pakistan Rangers have done such violations along the IB in the Jammu frontier in the past also.
(With inputs from agencies)