Three Pakistan Rangers personnel were killed on Saturday in retaliatory firing by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers on the International Border in Jammu district.
The BSF spokesman said on the official Twitter handle of the force, "Yesterday Pakistan sniped at a BSF Jawan while he was standing and drinking water in BOP Budhwar in RS Pura of Jammu.
"BSF retaliated strongly during cross-border firing and shot dead at least three Pakistan Rangers."
Giving details of the incident, BSF sources said Pakistan Rangers resorted to firing on the International Border in Pargwal sector on Saturday.
"Alert BSF troops immediately spotted that the fire was coming from a Pakistan Rangers' tower on the International Border.
"In retaliatory action, three Pakistan Rangers atop the tower were shot down," BSF sources said.
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