Official sources said the body of Head Constable Narender Kumar also bore three bullet wounds. (File Photo/PTI)
A BSF jawan was found dead with multiple bullet injuries on his neck along the international border (IB) near Jammu.
According to a press note issued by the BSF, an unprovoked firing was started by Pakistan on Tuesday in Ramgarh sector, Jammu on a BSF party which went ahead of fence for clearing elephant grass (Sarkanda).
The firing of Pakistan side was retaliated by the patrol and they tactically extricated themselves to the own side of the fence. The patrol found one of their members missing.
"With the reinforcement from company Headquarters, the complete area was sanitized first and then the search started for missing jawan. The area between fence and International Boundary is undulating, marshy and has thick sarkanda growth which made the search difficult," the press note said.
"With much effort, the body of missing jawan HC Narender Singh was found with multiple bullet injuries on his torso including neck," it added.
The press note added that the issue of unprovoked firing and the loss of a BSF trooper has strongly been protested with Pak Rangers.
The brutal and "unprecedented" incident that took place in the Ramgarh sector on Tuesday has prompted the security forces to issue a "high alert" across the IB and Line of Control (LoC) even as the Border Security Force has lodged a strong complaint with its counterparts - the Pakistan Rangers.
Saluting Head Constable Narender Kumar's supreme sacrifice, the BSF described him as a braveheart. "DG BSF and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of Head Constable Narender Kumar and offer condolence to the family of the braveheart. HC Narender attained martyrdom on 18 Sep,2018 in an unprovoked Pak firing across Jammu IB," it said in a tweet.
