5 Infiltrators shot dead by BSF along the border with Pakistan in Punjab

Mangalore Today News Network / NDTV

Punjab, Aug 22, 2020:    Five infiltrators were shot dead by the Border Security Force in an encounter along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab early this morning.

 

The infiltrators were trying to enter the Indian side through the Khemkaran border area in Tarn Taran district when they were spotted by the BSF patrol team, officials said.

"Upon being challenged to stop, the intruders fired upon the troops who retaliated in self defence. Five intruders were killed in the gunfight," they added.
The incident happened around 4:45 am, news agency PTI reported quoting a BSF official.