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| People of border villages move to safer places after heavy mortar shelling by Pakistan | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 28: The Pakistani Rangers have created havoc in the border villages in Jammu and Kashmir and have forced people to leave their homes and move to a safer place. As per reports by Indian Express, out of the 43 community bunkers across Jammu region, nearly two dozen are along the international border in Jammu district alone. The terror outfits in Jammu and Kashmir are constantly creating nuisance in the region, paralysing normal life. Incidents of ceasefire violations have been on a rise since the past two weeks. Pakistan has resorted to mortar shelling and have affected the border villages to no end. People have expressed their displeasure over the ongoing violations by Pakistan.
A total of seventeen government schools and three private schools have been destroyed in the last three months of unrest. Mortar shells landed on houses of people, making life difficult for residents in border areas. Reports stated that government had got a community bunker constructed there for use of villagers in event of enemy mortar shelling for residential population which was situated less than 500 meters from the zero line.
Due to the continues ceasefire, over a dozen villages along the International border in R S Pura and Arnia sectors have migrated to safer places along with their cattle. Indian Express quoted people saying, "What is the option when mortar bombs fall on your houses,'' asked Romesh Lal, 45, who along with his two brothers had already shifted their joint family of 16 people to R S Pura town. Romesh had lost his younger brother Pawan in mortar shelling in August last year and his 85-year-old father Ajeet Singh was badly injured. The family spent over a Rs 3 lakh on his treatment, but government gave them only Rs 75,000 ex-gratia.
There are 43 community bunkers across Jammu region and of these, nearly two dozen are along the international border in Jammu district alone. However, each of these cannot accommodate more than 25-30 people at a time, leaving majority of the people exposed to mortar shells, sources said, adding that nearly 50 more bunkers are under construction in the region. Many people from various other villages in R S Pura tehsil like Korotana, Vidhipur, Suchetgarh, Jora Farm, Gharana, Khurd, Flora etc also moved out of their native places.
Locals in Rajouri showed remains of mortar shells fired from across the border during several ceasefire violations by Pakistan. Pakistani Rangers resorted to small arms fire and mortar shelling on at least three places in RS Pura Sector and Akhnoor sector. Earlier, the Additional Director General of BSF Arun Kumar warned neighbouring nation that it would have to pay a heavy price if it tried to touch any of its soldiers.
In the fierce battle between the security forces, three BSF personnel and a six-year-old boy have so far been killed, while nearly 30 others including mostly civilians injured so far. Also, the Border Security Force foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of heavily armed terrorists killing one of them at Bobiya in Hiranagar sector. Relations between India and Pakistan have been on a boil since Pakistan attacked the Army base in Uri on September 22 and claimed lives of 19 jawans. In a befitting reply to Pakistan, the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes on seven launching pads on the Pakistani side and gunned down terrorists. |
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