The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday gunned down two armed Pakistani terrorists along the India-Pakistan International Border in Amritsar, Punjab.
“On 17.12.20 at about 0220 hrs, alert troops of BOP (Border Out Post) Rajatal, 71 Bn BSF, Amritsar detected suspicious movement ahead of the fence within Indian territory. In the ensuing firing, BSF troops shot dead two armed Pak intruders,” the BSF said in a statement.
The paramilitary recovered one AK 56 Rifle, two magazines, 61 live rounds, one Magnum rifle (caliber 223 bore semi automatic), one magazine, 29 rounds of ammunition, one pistol (Olampia,caliber-30 Bore, Mark Norinco), two magazines and 30 Pak currency, two PVC pipes of approximately 10 feet each, it further said.
The terrorists were neutralised along the frontier in Amritsar and more details are awaited as dense fog in the area has hit combing operations, sources said.
With ramped up anti-terror grid along the Line of Control and the IB in Jammu & Kashmir, the Pakistan Army and its terror affiliates have over the past months taken recourse to infiltrating terrorists through the IB in Punjab. In addition to this, the Pakistani Army terror group syndicate has also sought to smuggle arms and ammunition and drugs through drones into the Indian territory.