BSF trooper injured in Pakistan ceasefire violation

A Border Security Force trooper was injured on Friday in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan Rangers on the International Border in Jammu district, BSF officials said.

BSF sources said Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire in Arnia sub-sector of R .S.Pura sector, and trooper K.K.Appa Rao was hit by a bullet fired by a sniper.

"The injured trooper has been shifted to hospital for treatment," a sources said adding that the BSF retaliated to the unprovoked firing.

--IANS

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