sufferings.” Returning to Dum Dum Airport by the helicopter at about 3 p.m. Mr. Ram left for Delhi in an IAF place about 15 minutes afterwards.
Addressing a Press conference at Raj Bhavan, Calcutta, at noon, the Defense Minister, Described the huge influx of evacuees from Bangladesh as a ““great burden on us”. He said that the number of evacuees had outstripped sheltering arrangements. Many were living in the open.
Pakistani troops shelled Indian territory several hours before the arrival of Mr. Jagjivan Ram, Union Defence Minister, at Petrapole, on Sunday.
An 81mm mortar shell landed close to the Indian Border Security Force outpost early in the morning. There were no casualties. The shell landed right on Jessore road. The BSF personnel took up positions, but did not return fire.
The three BSF Personnel were injured on Thursday in Pakistani shelling are in hospital.
On Saturday night, Pakistani troops set fire to Sadipur village, close to Indian border. Some residents who had not yet crossed over to India were killed.
