8-Month-Old Indian Baby Boy Killed in Pakistani Firing in Akhnoor Sector

According to reports, an 8-month-old baby boy in India has been allegedly killed in Pakistani firing in Akhnoor sector. The awful and abhorrent incident involving Pakistan is under fire on Twitter. As pictures of the boy allegedly killed by Pakistani bullets keep doing the rounds (we are not sharing the image as we cannot confirm the source or authenticity of the picture), the disgust over the image by twitterati continue to grow, some of who have demanded strong action against Pakistan's action.

Major Gaurav Arya, in a tweet, confirmed that "Pakistan deliberately shot and put a bullet" in the 8-months-old baby boy. He also said that he cannot post the picture as it's an extremely sad event and a tragic image to share:

On May 18, four civilians and a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan lost their lives in two separate incidents of ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir. BSF jawan Sitaram Upadhyay who lost his life in the ceasefire violation in RS Pura Sector hailed from Jharkhand.

Jammu and Kashmir witnessed an increase in Pakistani shelling and firing along the IB and the Line of Control (LoC) this year. Over 700 ceasefire fire violation incidents by Pakistan have been reported so far. A total of 20 civilians were killed in ceasefire violation and 18 security personnel also lost their lives. According to a data released by South Asian terrorism portal, in the first two months of 2018. A total of 633 ceasefire violation incidents were reported.

Meanwhile, residents of the Arnia sector in Jammu have migrated to safer places after Pakistan continued to violate ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 21, 2018 08:53 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).