Arms, ammunation seized after encounter on Indo-Pak border

Ferozpur, Sep 7 (UNI) The Border Security Force (BSF) seized a cache of arms and ammunation including assault rifles after an exchange of fire with intruders from Pakistan near Border Outpost (BOP) Kalash in the Ferozpur sector in the wee hours today.

Giving details BSF DIG M L Wassan said that the BSF jawans on night duty on spotting two intruders crossing the zero line. The intruders also fired two rounds on the BSF jawans before sneek back to Pakistan.

Later on search of the area, two bags containing three AK-47 rifles alongwith eight magazines and 731 rounds of ammunation, eight .38 bore pistols alongwith 16 magazines and 362 rounds of ammunation and seven timer devices which are used while assembling bombs were recovered.

The DIG said that the matter had been brought to the notice of the Pakistan Rangers.

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