Jammu: A BSF jawan deployed along the India- Pakistan border in Jammu was killed today in an incident of unprovoked firing, a defence official said.
Head Constable R P Hazra was killed after Pakistan forces “sniped” from across the border in the Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
Retaliatory fire has been initiated, a senior BSF officer said.
The incident took place around 4.30 pm.
The BSF guards the Indo-Pak International Border (IB) in the region.