BSF jawan injured in gunbattle with infiltrating militants

A BSF jawan was today injured in a gunbattle with an infiltrating group of militants along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.

BSF troops picked up the movement of a group of suspected militants in Chambiliyal-Ramgarh sector of Samba district during pre-dawn time, a senior BSF officer said.

There was a firefight in which one BSF jawan suffered minor injuries, he said, adding the suspected militants have been trapped in an area and the gunbattle is underway.