Punjab: BSF recovers medicine, arms after gunfight with smugglers alongside Pak border
By PTI
CHANDIGARH: The BSF on Saturday recovered 20 packets of heroin and a cache of arms and ammunition after a gunfight with Pakistani smugglers alongside the worldwide border of India and Pakistan in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, an official mentioned.
The gunfight started when the 113 Battalion of the Border Security Force seen suspicious motion of smugglers forward of fencing within the space close to Khasawali village within the Gurdaspur district early morning, mentioned the official.
“During patrolling in the dense fog at 5.30 am, BSF constable Hem Ram noticed some suspicious movement. As he challenged them, the smugglers from the Pakistani side opened fire. Our jawan retaliated with 25 rounds,” BSF Deputy Inspector General Prabhakar Joshi advised reporters in Gurdaspur.
Joshi mentioned a group led by a patrol commander quickly joined them and helped within the gunfight, which went on for a “long time.”
Later, in a search operation, the pressure discovered a 15-foot-long pipe about 30 metres away from the fencing, with 20 packets of heroin in it, mentioned Joshi.
An extra search of the realm led to the restoration of two pistols (one made in Turkey and the opposite Made in China), six magazines, and 242 reside rounds, mentioned the BSF DIG.
Joshi additionally mentioned that they’re discovering out about Indians who crossed the border and are engaged in smuggling narcotics to this facet.
The BSF has additionally shared details about the Saturday incident with the Punjab Police, he mentioned, including they’re making efforts to nab the Indian receivers of the consignment.
In one other incident, the BSF mentioned its troops opened hearth at a Pakistani drone within the space falling underneath Ramdas Police Station, including {that a} search operation was underway.
CHANDIGARH: The BSF on Saturday recovered 20 packets of heroin and a cache of arms and ammunition after a gunfight with Pakistani smugglers alongside the worldwide border of India and Pakistan in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, an official mentioned.
The gunfight started when the 113 Battalion of the Border Security Force seen suspicious motion of smugglers forward of fencing within the space close to Khasawali village within the Gurdaspur district early morning, mentioned the official.
“During patrolling in the dense fog at 5.30 am, BSF constable Hem Ram noticed some suspicious movement. As he challenged them, the smugglers from the Pakistani side opened fire. Our jawan retaliated with 25 rounds,” BSF Deputy Inspector General Prabhakar Joshi advised reporters in Gurdaspur.
Joshi mentioned a group led by a patrol commander quickly joined them and helped within the gunfight, which went on for a “long time.”
Later, in a search operation, the pressure discovered a 15-foot-long pipe about 30 metres away from the fencing, with 20 packets of heroin in it, mentioned Joshi.
An extra search of the realm led to the restoration of two pistols (one made in Turkey and the opposite Made in China), six magazines, and 242 reside rounds, mentioned the BSF DIG.
Joshi additionally mentioned that they’re discovering out about Indians who crossed the border and are engaged in smuggling narcotics to this facet.
The BSF has additionally shared details about the Saturday incident with the Punjab Police, he mentioned, including they’re making efforts to nab the Indian receivers of the consignment.
In one other incident, the BSF mentioned its troops opened hearth at a Pakistani drone within the space falling underneath Ramdas Police Station, including {that a} search operation was underway.
