The Border Security Force (BSF) Saturday shot dead a suspected Pakistani intruder who was trying to sneak across the International Border, close to Gujarat and Rajasthan border, official sources said.

A night patrol party of the BSF spotted a man who first crossed over the IB and then climbed over the fence on the intervening night of August 7 and 8, 2020. According to BSF officials, the intruder was challenged and fired upon after he crossed over the border fence. “It was dark and the forces fired in self defence. You never know if the intruder trying to cross over is carrying arms,” said a senior BSF official.The intruder who hid himself behind a bush after running away was later found dead on the Indian side when the BSF personnel searched the area.

“The body was found on the Indian side of the fence. He seemed to have scaled over it as the fence in the region was found intact. The incident happened just two kilometres from the Gujarat-Rajasthan border, where the Rann of Kutch ends and is near the first BOP (Border Observation Post) of Barmer in Rajasthan,” said an official from Gandhinagar headquarters of BSF which is responsible for manning the IB till Barmer in Rajasthan.

The Border Security Force (BSF) Saturday shot dead a suspected Pakistani intruder who was trying to sneak across the International Border, close to Gujarat and Rajasthan border, official sources said.

A night patrol party of the BSF spotted a man who first crossed over the IB and then climbed over the fence on the intervening night of August 7 and 8, 2020. According to BSF officials, the intruder was challenged and fired upon after he crossed over the border fence. “It was dark and the forces fired in self defence. You never know if the intruder trying to cross over is carrying arms,” said a senior BSF official.The intruder who hid himself behind a bush after running away was later found dead on the Indian side when the BSF personnel searched the area.

“The body was found on the Indian side of the fence. He seemed to have scaled over it as the fence in the region was found intact. The incident happened just two kilometres from the Gujarat-Rajasthan border, where the Rann of Kutch ends and is near the first BOP (Border Observation Post) of Barmer in Rajasthan,” said an official from Gandhinagar headquarters of BSF which is responsible for manning the IB till Barmer in Rajasthan.