Pakistani intruder killed after BSF opens fire along IB in J-K’s Kathua

A Pakistani intruder was killed after being shot at by the BSF while trying to sneak into this side from across the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.

The Border Security Force (BSF) said they are lodging a protest with their Pakistani counterparts over the incident.

The officials said BSF troops noticed some intruders trying to sneak into this side between Chandwan and Kothey border outposts in the Hiranagar sector around 4 pm and they were asked to stop.

The intruders paid no heed to the repeated warnings, prompting the BSF personnel manning the forward posts to open fire, resulting in injuries to one of them, the officials said.

The injured intruder was arrested and immediately shifted to a hospital, the officials said, adding that he was later referred to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur, but succumbed to his injuries.

The identity and the motive behind his attempt to infiltrate into this side were matters of further investigation, the officials said.

They said the body is likely to be repatriated to Pakistan.

"BSF troops observed suspicious movement wherein a Pakistani national was observed crossing the IB and approaching aggressively towards the border fence in Kathua district.

"He was warned by alert troops but paid no heed. BSF troops sensing threat fired at his legs. Later on, he was taken into BSF custody. Protest being lodged with counterpart," the border guarding force said in a statement here.