The Security Forces (SFs) defused two live mortar shells fired by Pakistan Rangers in a village along the International Border (IB) in Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on December 11, reports Daily Excelsior. The Pakistan Rangers fired dozens of shells targeting Rathawa village in Hiranagar sector on the intervening night of December 10 and 11, the villagers said. The other two shells did not explode and later on, the two shells were safely defused by the SFs averting a major tragedy.