Jammu8 civilians killed as Pakistan shells villages in Samba, Rajouri

8 civilians killed as Pakistan shells villages in Samba, Rajouri

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8 civilians killed as Pakistan shells villages in Samba, Rajouri

/Samba, November 1

Eight civilians, including two children in the age group of four to five, were killed on Tuesday when Pakistani Rangers resorted to heavy shelling in Ramgarh sector of Samba and Rajouri whereas 22 people have been injured.

Retaliating strongly, the Indian Army killed two Pakistani soldiers, while the BSF said it destroyed 14 posts of Pakistani Rangers along the Border in Ramgarh and Arnia sectors of Jammu province.

Ravinder Kour (19) of Jerda village was killed on Tuesday morning inside her house while she was cooking when a shell exploded nearby.

Hanju Devi and children Rishav and Abdhi of Rangoor Camp in Ramgarh sector were killed when they were celebrating Bhai Dhooj at their village. Both Rishav and Abhi are in the age group of four to five.

Sultan Begam, 70, and her daughter-in-law Maqbool, 28, died in Tarkundi area on Tuesday afternoon in heavy shelling on LoC in Rajouri.

One Marha Ram, 60, of Rangoor Camp, Ramgarh, who was injured in the shelling, was declared brought dead at GMC Jammu. Swarn Singh from Ramgarh sector's Govindgarh died of shock.

Ten more people have received splinter injuries; among them is a one-year-old boy who is serious and has been referred to Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, where his condition is said to be critical.

Pakistan officials said at least four people were killed and five injured in its part of on Monday.

Since Tuesday morning, Pakistan Rangers have resorted to heavy shelling in Ramgarh sector in Samba district and Arnia sector in Jammu district by using 82 mm mortars and small arms.

In the wake of heavy Pakistani shelling, the government has ordered closure of all the 174 government and private schools situated along the IB and LoC in Jammu.

The schools shall remain closed till further orders, Deputy Commissioner of Jammu Simrandeep Singh said.

He said the order shall apply to all government as well as private schools in the areas near the IB and LoC and the chief officer (CEO) Jammu has been asked to ensure compliance of the order.

There have been more that 60 ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the LoC and IB in the state since surgical strikes against terror launch pads by the Indian Army in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. (with inputs from agencies)

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