BSF Shoots Down 5 Intruders At India-Pakistan International Border In Punjab’s Tarn Taran

The incident took place after troops from BSF's 103th battalion noticed suspicious movement of intruders violating International Border along Tarn Taran and fired upon the violators in self defence after being challenged upon by them.

BSF Troops Patrolling International Border (Image: PTI)

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday shot down five intruders who were trying to infiltrate into the Indian territory from Pakistan side near Dal village of Bhikhiwind sub-division in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district. The incident took place after troops from BSF's 103th battalion noticed suspicious movement of intruders violating International Border along Tarn Taran at around 5 am in the morning and fired upon the violators in self defence after being initially challenged upon by them.

Alert troops of 103 battalion of BSF noticed suspicious movement of intruders violating International Border along Tarn Taran, Punjab.Upon being challenged to stop,intruders fired upon BSF troops who retaliated in self-defence. Resultantly,5 intruders were shot. Search ops on:BSF pic.twitter.com/6PhA4mY6RC

— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2020

The encounter eventually led to five intruders being shot dead by the BSF troops.As per latest reports, a massive search operation is underway at the encounter site. The personnel of the BSF have also recovered an AK-series rifle near the body of one of the five deceased. Earlier on June 20, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday (June 20) shot down a Pakistani drone along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a ANI report, the drone was shot down in the forward post along the IB in Rathua village in Hiranagar taluka in the Kathua district. This is a developing story and more updates on the same will follow WATCH | BSF Shoots Down 5 Intruders At India-Pakistan International Border In Punjab’s Tarn Taran