BSF guns down one terrorist, seven Pakistani soldiers

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday claimed that it had gunned down one terrorist and seven Pakistani Rangers men while retaliating to a ceasefire violation on the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.

What BSF said in a statement?

• In a befitting reply to a sniper attack by Pakistan Rangers in Hiranagar sector of Jammu, BSF launched an aggressive offensive.
• During intermittent firing of small arms and area weapon one militant and seven Rangers were shot dead.
• During the intervening night of October 19-20, BSF troops foiled an audacious infiltration bid in village Bobiyan in Hiranagar. One terrorist was killed then.

According to BSF, its constable Gurnam Singh faced bullet injury in Pakistani Rangers firing. He was shifted to Government Medical College in Jammu and is critical.

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