Jammu, Nov 21:  One Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed and seven others were injured on Monday after Pakistani rangers resorted to unprovoked shelling across the India Border near Rajouri, the Northern Command office has confirmed that the firing which started a little after midnight on 21st is still on in the Nowshoera, Sunderbani and Rajouri sector. 

"Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling in Manjakot sector of Rajouri district after midnight killing one of our troopers, injuring four army japans and 3 BSF japans. We are not relenting an inch and a befitting response in being mounted by the Indian forces as well,” the senior BSF official said. 

 The Army said that four of its soldiers were also injured in another ceasefire violation by Pakistan during the night in Naushera sector.The ceasefire violation came a day after a BSF jawan and a woman were injured and two houses were damaged when Pakistani troops targeted Indian posts and civilian areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera and Sunderbani sectors of Rajouri with mortar attacks and small arms fire.

Since the Surgical strikes conducted in September there have been 286 incidents of firing and shelling across all sectors of the LOc and IB across Kashmir and Jammu resulting in the deaths of 14 security personnels and other civilian deaths.