Jammu:
A BSF trooper was killed and 7 others have been injured in Pakistani firing alongside the Worldwide Border in Jammu on Saturday, officers mentioned.
The incident passed off within the R S Pura sector, they mentioned.
A senior Border Safety Power (BSF) officer mentioned sub-inspector Mohammed Imteyaz made the supreme sacrifice whereas gallantly main from the entrance.
He, together with seven others, have been injured in cross-border firing initiated by Pakistan. Whereas Imteyaz succumbed to his accidents, the opposite personnel have been admitted to a hospital, the officer mentioned.
“We salute the supreme sacrifice made by BSF braveheart sub-inspector Md Imteyaz in service of the nation on Might 10, 2025, throughout cross-border firing alongside the Worldwide Boundary in R S Pura space, district Jammu,” the pressure’s Jammu frontier mentioned in a submit on X.
It added that the BSF director normal and all ranks supplied their deepest condolences to his household.
A wreath-laying ceremony shall be held on the BSF’s Jammu frontier headquarters in Paloura on Sunday to honour Imteyaz, the officer mentioned.
The BSF is tasked with guarding a greater than 2,000-kilometre-long frontline between India and Pakistan.
India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire, with Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri asserting that the administrators normal of army operations of each nations had determined to cease all firings and army motion on land, air and sea with impact from 5 pm on Saturday.
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