BSF foils smuggling bid in Ferozepur; Pakistani national held, heroin seized

Anirudh Gupta

Ferozepur, September 2

A Pakistani smuggler was arrested while two others managed to flee near BOP Satpal in Ferozepur sector on Thursday morning.

The Pakistani smuggler was nabbed by the BSF after he got injured in the firing opened by the jawans to thwart cross-border smuggling attempt.

According to information, the BSF jawans belonging to 136 Battalion deputed near BOP Satpal observed suspicious movement involving three Pakistani intruders who were trying to sneak into the Indian territory at around 2.30 am.

The BSF troops challenged them; however, the intruders continued to move towards the Indian side. The BSF jawans started firing at them following which one of the intruders got injured while two managed to escape.

Sources said that at around 6 am, two Pakistani nationals who had fled earlier, came back for their injured partner following which the BSF jawans fired at them.

Later, during the search, the injured Pakistani national, Irshad, was found around 40 metres away from the IB. He had suffered a bullet injury on his thigh and was admitted to the civil hospital here.

During the search, two packets of heroin weighing 2.125 kg were recovered.