In Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan again violated ceasefire in Ramgarh and Arnia sectors last night with heavy mortar and rocket shelling at 13 Indian posts and forward villages.

Pak Rangers fired 82 mm mortars, rockets and used other heavy weaponry targeting seven to eight forward villages and BSF posts at SM Pur, Narayanpur, Chamblyal, Nanga, from 8.30 pm yesterday. As rockets and mortars started landing in forward villages, about 150 people from SM Pur and Jasso Chak mostly women and children boarded trucks and trolleys and shifted to Radha Swami Satsang Ghar at Ramgarh town at midnight last night to take shelter. Pak Rangers also shelled and started firing at five to six forward villages and BSF posts in Arnia sector of R.S.Pura in Jammu District. Almost entire Arnia sector was worst hit by the firing and shelling leading to a wave of panic among the villagers.

The Border Security Force (BSF) retaliated at all the places in Ramgarh and Arnia sector very effectively giving an equal response to the Rangers. Authorities have meanwhile, ordered closure of all Government schools in Pargwal sector, which directly falls in the firing range of the Rangers.