BSF guns down two Pakistani smugglers in Ajnala sector

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 20

Two Pakistani smugglers, who were trying to breach the Indo-Pak border, were on Wednesday killed in an encounter with the Border Security Force (BSF) at Shahpur Border outpost in Ajnala sector.

The border guarding force said it has recovered the bodies of the two intruders. An AK-47 assault rifle, a pistol and over two dozen bullet rounds were also recovered.

The incident took place on the intervening night of September 19-20.

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"When challenged by BSF troops, infiltrators fired on ambush line with automatic weapons. Taking cover, the fire was appropriately retaliated and infiltrators were neutralised near the border fence," a Border Security Force (BSF) spokesperson said.

The force foiled the infiltration bid, he added.

A Pakistan SIM card, four kg of heroin and Pakistani currency worth Rs 20,000 has been recovered from the two, it said.

"The area has been cordoned off and the search is on at the IB," the spokesperson added. Agencies