Officials informed that the infiltrators were trying to enter the Indian side through the Khemkaran border area in Tarn Taran district when they were spotted by the BSF patrol team.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday morning shot down 5 infiltrators along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab.
Officials informed that the infiltrators were trying to enter the Indian side through the Khemkaran border area in Tarn Taran district when they were spotted by the BSF patrol team.
“Upon being challenged to stop, the intruders fired upon the troops who retaliated in self defence. Five intruders were killed in the gunfight,” officials said.
“Alert troops of 103 Bn #BSF noticed suspicious movement of intruders violating IB. Upon being challenged to stop, intruders fired upon #BSF troops who retaliated in self defence. Resultantly, 05 intruders were shot. Intensive search ops is underway,” the BSF said in a tweet.
Quoting a BSF official, news agency PTI reported that the incident happened around 4:45 am near the “dal” border post that is close to the Bhikhiwind town.
They said the intruders were carrying rifles and were taking the aid of the “sarkanda” or tall grass to sneak into India.
The PTI also quoted officials while reporting that this is the highest number of intruders killed in a single incident along the over 3,300 km-long border with Pakistan in more than a decade.
The Indian state of Punjab shares a 553-km-long frontier with Pakistan, apart from Jammu, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, who together constitute the rest of the part of the International Border.
Intensive search operation is underway, informed the officials.
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