Pakistani intruder shot dead along International Border in J-K’s Samba

Officials said an intruder was noticed by the BSF personnel manning a border outpost at Check Faqira area around 1 pm and asked to surrender.

A Pakistani intruder was shot dead Saturday by Border Security Force personnel along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

A Pakistani intruder was shot dead Saturday by Border Security Force personnel along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo by Waseem Andrabi / Hindustan Times) (HT Photo)

An intruder was noticed by the BSF personnel manning a border outpost at Check Faqira area around 1 pm and asked to surrender, they said.

They said the intruder was gunned down by the jawans near the fence after he ignored repeated warnings to surrender. The body of the deceased is yet to be retrieved, they said adding further details are awaited.