J&K: BSF troops foil infiltration bid, nab Pak intruder along IB in Kathua
Jammu, Aug 11 (UNI) The alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) today foiled an infiltration bid and nabbed one Pakistani national along the International Border (IB) in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The BSF spokesman here said that on Monday evening, BSF troops observed a suspicious movement wherein a Pakistani national was observed crossing the international border and approaching aggressively towards the border fence in the district of Kathua.
He was warned by alert troops but paid no heed, he said, adding, "BSF troops sensing a threat fired on his legs, and he was taken into custody."
A protest is being lodged with the counterpart, said the spokesman.
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