Pakistani intruder shot dead near International Border

Foiling an intrusion bid, the Border Security Force shot dead a Pakistani intruder near Mahawa border village on the intervening night of December 8 and 9. The unknown youth was carrying a bag, but there was no identity proof to ascertain his identity.

“Last night, alert BSF troops on duty observed suspicious movement of a Pakistani intruder, who surreptitiously crossed the international border and started approaching towards the barbed fence taking advantage of darkness, in the border area near Mahawa village in Amritsar,” said BSF officials.

BSF troops immediately challenged him, but the intruder did not stop and started running towards the barbed fence. The troops on duty fired and neutralised him on the spot.

On searching the area carefully, one shoulder bag with some clothes and personnel belongings were recovered. The body of the intruder has been handed over to the Gharinda police station for further action.

Amandeep Singh, SHO, Gharinda police station, said the BSF would be taking up the issue with the Pakistani rangers and further appropriate action would be taken as soon as we get a complaint from the BSF.

Meanwhile, the BSF has also neutralized an intruding drone apart from recovering a packet of heroin from Amritsar border belt.

The BSF said the troops confiscated a packet of heroin with gross weight of 580 gms from Ballaharwal village in Amritsar while a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone was recovered from Daoke border village.

According to Border Security Force officials, the drone which smuggled the drugs was knocked down due to timely activation of technical counter measures on the border.