Jammu: BSF trooper killed, seven injured in Pakistani shelling

A BSF trooper was killed and 7 others have been injured in Pakistani firing alongside the Worldwide Border in Jammu on Saturday, officers mentioned.

The incident came about within the R S Pura sector, they mentioned.

A senior Border Safety Drive (BSF) officer mentioned sub-inspector Mohammed Imteyaz made the supreme sacrifice whereas gallantly main from the entrance.

He, together with seven others, have been injured in cross-border firing initiated by Pakistan. Whereas Imteyaz succumbed to his accidents, the opposite personnel have been admitted to a hospital, the officer mentioned.

“We salute the supreme sacrifice made by BSF braveheart sub-inspector Md Imteyaz in service of the nation on Might 10, 2025, throughout cross-border firing alongside the Worldwide Boundary in R S Pura space, district Jammu,” the drive’s Jammu frontier mentioned in a put up on X.

It added that the BSF director common and all ranks supplied their deepest condolences to his household.

A wreath-laying ceremony will probably be held on the BSF’s Jammu frontier headquarters in Paloura on Sunday to honour Imteyaz, the officer mentioned.

The BSF is tasked with guarding a greater than 2,000-kilometre-long frontline between India and Pakistan.

India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire, with International Secretary Vikram Misri saying that the administrators common of navy operations (DGMOs) of each nations had determined to cease all firings and navy motion on land, air and sea with impact from 5 pm on Saturday.