BSF foils infiltration bid alongside worldwide border, arrests Pakistani intruder in Amritsar


A BSF spokesperson stated that troops seen the motion of an individual, who crossed the worldwide border and began approaching the border fence on Tuesday night. The intruder was later handed over to native police for additional investigation.

Amritsar:

The Border Safety Drive (BSF) arrested a Pakistani intruder after he crossed the worldwide border in Punjab’s Amritsar district on Tuesday night. This comes amid strained relations between India and Pakistan after India launched Operation Sindoor and destroyed terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Notably, India’s strikes have been in response to the Pahalgam terror assault which claimed the lives of 26 harmless civilians on April 22. 

A BSF spokesperson stated that troops seen the motion of an individual, who crossed the worldwide border and began approaching the border fence on Tuesday night. “In a swift response, the troops challenged him to cease and subsequently apprehended him,” the spokesperson stated. The Pakistani nationwide was apprehended from the border space adjoining to village Karimpura in Amritsar, the spokesperson stated. He was later handed over to native police for additional investigation. 

Pak intruder shot useless by BSF

Earlier this month, the BSF had shot useless a Pakistani intruder alongside the worldwide border in Punjab. As per officers, the person was shot through the intervening evening of Could 7-8 within the Ferozepur sector. He was discovered crossing the Worldwide Border purposefully at the hours of darkness, the officers stated, including that the physique has been handed over to Punjab police.

BSF resumes Beating Retreat ceremony

It needs to be famous right here that the Border Safety Drive has resumed the ceremonial night retreat in any respect three Joint Examine Posts (JCPs) alongside the Punjab frontier from Tuesday. The Beating Retreat ceremony, often known as the flag-lowering occasion, on the Attari-Wagah, Hussainiwala, and Sadqi Joint Examine Posts (JCPs) of the BSF, which had been suspended on Could 9 attributable to Operation Sindhoor, will resume at the moment at 6 pm. The ceremony might be thrown open to most of the people, beginning Wednesday, marking a return to normalcy at these key border factors. The retreat ceremony, a preferred attraction showcasing the navy self-discipline and cultural pleasure of India, is carried out collectively by the BSF and their Pakistani counterparts at designated border factors.

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