Pakistan intruder shot dead on Samba border: BSF

‘Despite repeated warnings, the intruder kept moving towards the fence and was fired upon by BSF troops,’ a spokesman said

February 08, 2021 12:26 pm | Updated 04:30 pm IST - Jammu

A Pakistani intruder was shot dead on the International Border (IB) in Jammu’s Samba district, the Border Security Force (BSF) said on Monday

The incident took place around 9.45 a.m., a BSF spokesman said.

“The BSF troops observed a Pakistani intruder heading towards fence near Border Post No. 64 in the area of Chak Faquira, Sector Samba, Jammu. Despite repeated warnings, he kept moving towards the fence and was fired upon by BSF troops,” the spokesman said.

The body was recovered. It was lying 40 metres away from the IB on the Indian side. A search of the area was on,” the BSF said.

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