BSF personnel opens fire after suspicious movement along IB

A BSF spokesman said the personnel were deployed on the Chakkri Border Out Post in Gurdaspur sector.

Border Security Force
Border Security Force
Press Trust of India Gurdaspur (Punjab)
Last Updated : Oct 03 2016 | 10:16 AM IST
Border Security Force personnel opened fire after spotting suspicious movement along the International Border late Sunday night.

A spokesman of the BSF on Monday said the personnel were deployed on the Chakkri Border Out Post (BOP) in Gurdaspur sector when they saw some suspicious movement across the border and fired four shots in the air.

Later, it was found that the movement was that of stray animals, BSF said.

However, there was no cross fire from the Pakistani Rangers, he said.


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First Published: Oct 03 2016 | 9:57 AM IST

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