BSF shoots dead Pakistani intruder near border in Punjab’s Pathankot

BSF shoots dead Pakistani intruder near border in Punjab’s Pathankot
Chandigarh: The Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Pakistani intruder on the International Border in the Pathankot sector during the wee hours of Monday. On August 14, at about 12.30 am, BSF troops observed suspicious movement of a Pakistani intruder ahead of the border fence near Simbal Sakol village in Pathankot district, a BSF officer said.

The troops challenged the intruder, but he did not stop and continued moving ahead. The troops opened fire in self-defence, neutralising him on the spot, he added.

On August 11, the BSF had shot dead a Pakistani intruder in the Tarn Taran Sector while he was trying to cross the border.