JAMMU: Alert BSF troops shot a Pakistan intruder near a forward post along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir late Wednesday evening and possibly thwarted a major infiltration bid.
The troops, on noticing a suspicious movement close to the border fence around 8.15 pm, challenged the intruder. He ignored the repeated warnings, and continued to advance and sneak into the Indian side, making the BSF personnel open fire, neutralising him.More troops were rushed to the area for a thorough search.
Lauding his men for their alertness, BSF inspector general (Jammu frontier) D K Boora Thursday said the intruder might have been sent to carry out a recce of the area and assess the security along the border for an infiltration bid.
“There is a gap in the embankment near the spot and also a gate, which usually remains closed. There is a possibility that the intruder was being followed by more individuals from across (the border), but they were not visible (to BSF men),” Boora said.
Responding to concerns raised by police about two groups of terrorists recently infiltrating from across the border and reportedly hiding in the Basantgarh hills in Udhampur, the BSF IG said: “I can only comment on this particular incident. Basantgarh is not within our operational area. We have no information about any infiltration attempts along the International Border.”
The troops, on noticing a suspicious movement close to the border fence around 8.15 pm, challenged the intruder. He ignored the repeated warnings, and continued to advance and sneak into the Indian side, making the BSF personnel open fire, neutralising him.More troops were rushed to the area for a thorough search.
Lauding his men for their alertness, BSF inspector general (Jammu frontier) D K Boora Thursday said the intruder might have been sent to carry out a recce of the area and assess the security along the border for an infiltration bid.
“There is a gap in the embankment near the spot and also a gate, which usually remains closed. There is a possibility that the intruder was being followed by more individuals from across (the border), but they were not visible (to BSF men),” Boora said.
Responding to concerns raised by police about two groups of terrorists recently infiltrating from across the border and reportedly hiding in the Basantgarh hills in Udhampur, the BSF IG said: “I can only comment on this particular incident. Basantgarh is not within our operational area. We have no information about any infiltration attempts along the International Border.”
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