New Delhi, May 7 -- Amid heavy shelling from the Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), residents were forced to shift from areas located near the LoC to safer locations.

Panic and fear gripped border villages in Rajouri, Poonch and other J&K districts after "unprovoked artillery and mortar shelling" from Pakistan late last night, reports said.

Some residents reportedly spent the night in bulletproof bunkers.

"They started firing at 2:45 AM. We were asleep when we suddenly heard the noise. Our children woke up, scared and worried. None of us had breakfast or tea," said Yasir Iqbal, a resident of Niyakapani village in Rajouri, according to news agency ANI.

"People are worried. Those fortunate enough to hav...