Pakistani intruder shot dead by BSF along IB in Punjab’s Gurdaspur

Amritsar: The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Monday shot dead a suspected Pakistani intruder along the International Border in Punjab in the wee hours on Monday.
The incident took place in the wee hours today.
Officials said the BSF personnel on-duty spotted some movement ahead of the fence at the IB near the Paharipur border post in Gurdaspur sector. The personnel challenged the intruder repeatedly, however, 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.