A Border Security Force (BSF) officer and two civilians were injured as Pakistan army resorted to heavy mortar shelling and small arms firing targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir on May 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Pakistan violated ceasefire for the second consecutive day on May 6 by resorting to heavy mortar shelling and firing along the LoC in Mankote and Krishna Ghati sectors of Poonch District.
In Mankote, a Sub-Inspector of the BSF, Gokul Anand Ojha was injured in shelling by Pakistan troops, the officials said. Two civilians, identified as Maqsood Ahmed and Ashiq Hussain were also injured in the shelling, which continued throughout the night, the officials said. Pakistan army shelled the civilian areas to cause casualties, they added. Due to the intense firing, a fire broke out in a forest area along the LoC, the officials said.