Bullet proof vehicles were pressed into service to evacuate over 400 villagers rattled by the sound of Pakistani mortar bombing in hamlets near the International Border (IB)
Children from a bordering village in Rajouri district show parts of mortar shells fired from across the LoC by Pakistan. Pic/PTI
Hiranagar (Kathua): Bullet proof vehicles were pressed into service to evacuate over 400 villagers rattled by the sound of Pakistani mortar bombing in hamlets near the International Border (IB).
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Border dwellers in Bobiya and adjoining hamlets in Hiranagar in Kathua district have been experiencing sleepless nights due to the intensified shelling and firing by Pakistani Rangers on October-20 and 21.
Police ferried the villagers to camps setup by the district administration at government higher secondary school in Hiranagar and another school at Chhan Khatrian. “We have asked the authorities to ensure safety of the people as firing and shelling exchanges have increased. We don’t want civilians to suffer,” IG BSF Jammu Frontier, DK Uphadayaya said.
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