At least three Pakistani smugglers were killed by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers along the India-Pakistan international border in Amritsar sector of Punjab.
The troopers also recovered 24 kilos of heroin, valued at `120 crore in international market, an AK-47 rifle and a pistol. BSF officials said that the shootout took place in the early hours of Saturday when alert BSF troopers noticed some movement at the electrified barbed wire fence on the international border near Mullankot border outpost.The troopers accosted the intruders, who were inside India territory. A shootout ensued as the intruders fired at the BSF following which the troopers fired back. The bodies of the intruders, the contraband and the weapons were recovered on Saturday morning. The BSF has recovered nearly 285 kilos of heroin along the Indo-Pakistan international border in the first 10 months of this year. They had recovered nearly 290 kilos heroin in the area in 2012. IANS
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In another such incident, a 28-year-old pedestrian died after he was run over by a vehicle near Hira Singh Chowk at Sector 26.
The body of the deceased has not been claimed as yet and his identity has not been established either.
“Police failed to arrest the accused car driver as he fled the spot after hitting
the victim,” said, SHO
Anokh Singh.”
A case has been registered against the accused and further investigations are being carried out to nab the person responsible, said police.