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BSF guns down Pakistani intruder, nabs another on international border in Jammu
Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday gunned down a Pakistani intruder and apprehended another in two separate incidents along the 198-km-long Indo-Pak international border in Jammu region.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday gunned down a Pakistani intruder and apprehended another in two separate incidents along the 198-km-long Indo-Pak international border in the Jammu region.
“Alert BSF troops neutralised an intruder coming from the Pakistani side on the IB (international border) in the Arnia sector of Jammu district early Tuesday morning,” said a senior BSF officer.
“The intruder was aggressively approaching towards the border fence. He was challenged to stop but he did not pay any heed to the warnings. Finding no other alternative, BSF troops opened fire and killed him. The area is being searched,” he added.
The officer informed that in another incident, BSF men apprehended a Pakistani intruder after he crossed the IB and approached the border fencing in the Ramgarh sector in the adjoining Samba district early Tuesday morning.
“He was brought inside the Indian side of the fence after opening the gates. However, nothing incriminating was found from his possession. The area is being searched,” he added.
BSF Jammu frontier inspector general DK Boora said, “Two incidents took place on the IB during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the first around 2.30 am and second around 4.30 am. There were attempts to infiltrate from the Pakistani side but our men gunned down one and captured another.”
“Pakistan always tries to push intruders to this side and during winters such incidents take place. They could be guides or other elements sent empty handed with a purpose to recce the area before pushing terrorists but we are prepared and will continue to foil the designs of enemy,” he added.
He said that a winter strategy has already been put in place all along the IB.
On November 15 two-timer fitted improvised explosive devices (IEDs), dropped by a Pakistani drone, were found near a police post in the border area of Phallain Mandal in Jammu district.
The IEDs along with timers were destroyed in a controlled explosion.
On November 3. The army had shot dead a terrorist along the LoC in Poonch and had recovered a claymore mine, a machine gun magazine, other arms and ammunition besides drugs.
BSF Jammu organises Rozgar Mela
Minister of state of power and heavy industry Krishan Pal on Tuesday distributed offers of appointment to the selected candidates of BSF, CISF, SSB, ITBP, Assam Rifle, Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Postal Services and Indian Overseas at the BSF frontier headquarters at Paloura here at the Rozgar Mela.
Krishan Pal handed over the physical copies of the appointment letters to the new appointees in the presence of BSF Jammu frontier inspector general DK Boora and other officers of central armed police forces and civil dignitaries.
