Intruder shot dead near International Border in Jammu’s Samba: BSF

The incident took place near Mangu Chak border outpost (BoP) in Samba sector around 2:50 a.m.

Security personnel outside an outpost of Border Security Force after a suspected Pakistani intruder was shot dead by BSF troops along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on June 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI

A Pakistani “intruder” was shot dead near the International Border (IB) in Jammu’s Samba district on Thursday, the Border Security Forces (BSF) said.

“In the early hours of 1st June 2023, the alert BSF troops noticed a suspicious movement of a person who crossed IB from Pakistan side in Samba area.

He was challenged by the troops but the intruder kept advancing towards border fencing. The troops fired on him and shot him dead,” a BSF spokesman said.

He said further details were being ascertained.