The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot dead a Pakistani intruder on Monday night along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district. According to officials, the suspected intruder ignored repeated warnings from alert border guards, who had noticed unusual movement close to the SM Pura checkpoint in the Ramgarh sector.
They further said that one person was killed on the spot in the firing and that a search operation in the area has also been launched. The PRO BSF Jammu said in a statement that the intruder was trying to smuggle Narcotics through the Ramgarh border area.
"Four packets of suspected Narcotics (weighing approx 4 kg) were found along with the body of the Pakistani smuggler. A further search of the area is under progress," the statement added.
Similar incident occurred in June
In a similar incident, a suspected Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the BSF along the International Border in Samba district on June 1. The incident had taken place near Mangu Chak Border Out Post (BOP) in the Samba sector around 2.50 am, they said.
According to officials, alert BSF troops noticed suspicious movements along the IB at BOP Mangu Chack and fired some rounds toward the forward area, resulting in killing of an intruder.
(With inputs from PTI)
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