Three civilians injured as Pakistan resorts to heavy shelling in Jammu

Jammu: Three civilians were injured on Friday morning when Pakistan resorted to heavy shelling on the International Border in Hiranagar sector in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. [caption id=“attachment_3031154” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. PTI[/caption] The victims — two girls and a man — were injured due to mortar shell splinters in Lallai Chak village. Heavy mortar shelling by Pakistan Rangers continued till 6 am, in Lallai Chak, Pansar, Pahadpur and Londi villages where shells damaged over two dozen houses. Over a dozen cattle have also perished in these villages. Reports said that over 400 families have migrated from these areas to safer locations. The entire population of Abdullian village in R S Pura sector has also migrated after Pakistan Rangers targeted civilian and Border Security Forces facilities in the area during the last five days.