A Border Security Force (BSF) Sub Inspector was martyred on Friday in a ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. SI Rakesh Dobhal deployed at the BSF artillery battery at the LoC in Nowgam Sector of Kupwara district.
He was martyred after he sustained a head injury in the firing around 1315 hours. BSF PRO said, “In the ceasefire violation started by Pakistan, BSF Officer Sub Inspector Rakesh Dobhal laid down his life while retaliating fittingly. BSF Kashmir salutes your supreme sacrifice, Braveheart.”
He said he was killed in the line of duty while responding to the shelling of Pakistan Army. Sub Inspector Dobhal was a resident of Ganga Nagar in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh.
“The ceasefire violation firing is still on and the BSF is responding effectively,” a senior official said.
There has been a massive exchange of shelling and firing in multiple sectors of North Kashmir between Indian and Pakistani Armies. Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation at many places since morning in forward areas of Kupwara, Baramulla, and Bandipora districts.
Earlier, the Indian Army foiled another infiltration bid in Keran sector of north Kashmir. It was the second infiltration bid foiled by Army in the last one week.