At least five civilians were injured after unprovoked firing from Pakistani rangers in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday night. Pakistani troops targeted 30 border outposts and border hamlets in Samba, according to reports. There was no loss of life reported.

A Border Security Force officer said that their troops retaliated and the exchange of fire continued until 5 am on Monday, reported DNA. The officer added that several houses and shops were damaged in the shelling. This was the third consecutive night that Pakistan has fired along the international border. On Saturday, Indian Army officials had recovered two explosive devices in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

The BSF and Pakistani Rangers had held a meeting in Delhi on September 12, where they had agreed to uphold ceasefire agreements. At least 52 ceasefire violations were reported in August, while 19 were reported in July. In total, there have been 245 ceasefire violations reported in 2015. As many as 1,106 violations were reported from 2011 to 2014.