Jammu

BSF personnel fire warning shots along IB in R S Pura Sector

JAMMU — The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Saturday fired warning shots along the international border in Arnia area of R S Pura Sector in Jammu district.

The shots were fired after a group of people escorted by Pakistan Rangers came close to the international border.

A group of more than 20 people with a herd of bovine animals and accompanied by three Pakistan Rangers personnel entered the Indian territory around noon following which a BSF jawan fired two warning shots, news agency PTI reported quoting sources.

There was no retaliation from the other side, the sources said, adding that the people returned to the Pakistani side.