8 Indians killed when Pakistan opens firing on Kashmir border. And hence some militents inters in the the Indian border to kill innocent civilians.
Antony said: “The border firing and attempts of infiltration are a matter of concern. Our forces are doing their best to prevent these incidents. By and large, they are able to control the situation. Our forces are ready to meet any challenges in the border. So there is no cause of worry”.
so Indians should sits on holding hands. When large number of causualty is going down then Antony (government) will take strong decision.
Three civilians, an army trooper, and a militant were killed in an ongoing fierce gunbattle between militants and surrounding security forces in Jammu, which is in the throes of a 60-day long violent Amarnath land row agitation.
Police said a group of militants came to Bantallab locality in an autorickshaw on Wednesday morning and started firing indiscriminately resulting in the death of three civilians.
“The area was immediately cordoned off and an operation was launched to flush out the militants who are holed up in a house and are engaging the security forces in a sustained encounter. Three civilians, one junior commissioned officer and a militant have been killed in the encounter so far,” a senior police officer said.
The security agencies had on Monday said that a group of heavily armed militants had crossed into this side of the international border at Kanachak after cutting the barbed wire fence.
An alert had been sounded in Jammu city and a manhunt launched to trace the group that sneaked in.
“The entire area has now been surrounded. Intermittent firing exchanges are continuing in the Bantallab area,” the officer said.
Jammu has been in the grip of a two-month-long violent agitation for the restoration of 40 hectares of forest land to the Sri Amarnath Shrine Board.
The Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti, spearheading the agitation, had planned to hold a rally in Jammu city on Wednesday afternoon to press their demand.
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