Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): A heavy exchange of firing is going on since morning at Rampur sector in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla as Pakistan army violated ceasefire after it engaged in heavy shelling along the LoC in Poonch last night, officials said. The Indian Army is giving a befitting response.
An Indian Army jawan was killed and two other soldiers were injured in the intense firing and heavy shelling along LoC in Poonch last night.
Locals in Uri said that they woke up to deafening sounds of mortars fired by the Pakistani army in the wee hours. “This is for the third time in the recent past that we have witnessed such an intense shelling from across LoC,” a group of villagers from Churunda village told NVI, adding that many families were seen moving towards the main town for safety, carrying their belongings.
“Our life has become hell as exchange of firing between the two sides is taking a toll on our psyche. We are fed up with this firing between the two sides,” Abdul Aziz Khatana, a village elder of Nambla village said.
Defence spokesman in Srinagar Colonel Rajesh Kalia said that Pakistan violated ceasefire in Rampur sector in Baramulla district in the wee hours after it resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation along the LoC. “Pakistani army fired mortars and other weapons. Befitting response is being given,” he said.
Villagers said that firing was going on between the two sides intermittently and they have kept their livestock locked in sheds while the majority of the civilian population in Uri villages have kept themselves confined to their homes.
Senior Superintendent of Police Baramulla, Abdul Qayoom said that they are aware of the ceasefire violation in Rampur sector and are closely monitoring the situation. “So far there is no civilian causality or damage to the property. We are in constant touch with the concerned to get the details,” he said.
