Two BSF jawans injured in Pak firing on border post in J&K's Arnia sector

Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were reportedly injured on Tuesday after Pakistan Rangers resorted to firing at an Indian border post in Arnia sector.

Published on: Oct 17, 2023, 22:25:31 IST

By HT News Desk | Reported by Prawesh Lama

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Two Border Security Force (BSF)personnel were injured on Tuesday after Pakistan Rangers resorted to firing at an Indian border post in Arnia sector in Jammu and Kashmir, officials aware of the matter said.

Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were reportedly injured on Tuesday after Pakistan Rangers resorted to firing at an Indian border post in Arnia sector in Jammu and Kashmir (ANI file)

The two BSF personnel were posted at the international border in RS Pora sector in Jammu. There were reports on social media that the two jawans were fixing an electricity pole at the IB in Ranbir Singh Pora area of Jammu when Pakistan rangers fired at the jawans.

HT could not independently confirm this. senior BSF officials said they are yet to receive an incident report. The two jawans were shifted to the Government Medical College in Jammu, where their condition is said to be stable.

BSF guards India-Pakistan and the India-Bangladesh borders across the western, eastern and northern frontiers of the country.

(This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.)

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