Pak prowler shot dead by BSF in Punjab

An on-duty BSF personnel shot dead a suspected Pakisntani intruder along the international border in Punjab on Monday morning.

Amritsar, Mar 27: A suspected Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force long the International Border in Punjab on Monday.

Officials said the incident was reported at 6:20 am when BSF personnel on-duty spotted some movement ahead of the fence at the international border near the Paharipur border post in Gurdaspur sector.

They said the suspected intruder was challenged repeatedly but he did not pay heed to it and hence was shot.

The area has been cordoned off and a search has been launched to retrieve the body and look for other possible suspects in the area, they said.

PTI