BSF kills intruder, foils infiltration bid along international border in Arnia

The intruder was gunned down by the alert border guards when he ignored the repeated warnings and tried to flee after managing to cross the border fence near Jabowal border outpost in Arnia sector here around 1.45 am, they said.

Confirming the incident, a BSF spokesman said, “In the intervening night of July 30-July 31, the vigilant troops observed suspicious movement across the International Border (IB) in the Arnia border area.”

“An intruder was observed approaching towards the BSF fence and the troops neutralised him and thwarted the infiltration attempt.” Officials said the body was shifted to Bishnah hospital for post-mortem. The officials said ₹440 in Pakistan currency, a bag containing over 4-kg flour, two biscuit packets, a watch and a glass were recovered from the possession of the slain intruder, whose identity could not be ascertained immediately.