BSF shoots down Pakistani intruder along international border in J&K’s Samba

NewsBharati    01-Jun-2023 13:13:09 PM
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Samba, June 1: A day after security forces apprehended three infiltrators in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, BSF shot down a Pakistani intruder along the international border in the Union Territory’s Samba district early Thursday.
 
According to a senior BSF official, the alert troops noticed suspicious movement of a person around 2.30 am who had crossed the border from the Pakistan side in the Samba area.
 
BSF shoots down Pakistani intruder along international border in J&K’s Samba
"In the early hours today, alert BSF troops noticed suspicious movement of a person, who crossed the IB from Pakistan's side, in Samba area," a Border Security Force spokesperson said.
 
 
He was challenged by the troops but the intruder kept advancing towards the border fencing. The troops opened fire, killing him, the spokesperson said. Meanwhile, police sources said Rs 450 in Pakistani currency was recovered from him.
 
The BSF has launched a search operation along the IB in Samba sector as the intruder's body is lying in the forward area. This is the second such incident along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu division in two days.
 
On Wednesday, the Army foiled an infiltration bid with the arrest of three terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.
 
The terrorists, from whom a huge consignment of arms and narcotics was recovered, were arrested after an exchange of fire near the border fence, according to a defence spokesperson.
The man was challenged by the troops, but the intruder kept advancing towards the border fencing. The BSF personnel fired on him and he died on the spot.