Pak intruder shot dead in Jammu; armed terrorist held in Doda
JAMMU: A Pakistani intruder was shot dead along the International Border in Jammu while a terrorist was arrested with arms and ammunition in Doda district, officials privy to developments said on Monday. The developments come ahead of the start of the Amarnath Yatra.
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot and killed the intruder in RS Pura sector on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, said a spokesperson of the force.
“Today morning at about 1210 hrs, alert BSF troops noticed suspicious movement across the fence in the general area of border outpost Baquarpur. Our domination party at night noticed a person aggressively coming from the Pakistani side towards the fence with an intention to cross it. Our party ordered him to stop, but he paid no attention to it and continued his movement towards the fence. Left with no option, our troops fired three rounds at the intruder, due to which he fell down immediately before reaching the fence,” a BSF spokesperson said.
“...A police team has reached the spot for investigation... No recovery has been made from his possession,” said one of the officials mentioned above, asking not to be named. A search party found the body of the intruder very close to the fence and handed it over to the police, the official added. Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Police identified the arrested terrorist as Fareed Ahmed, a resident of Koti Doda. According to a police spokesperson, Ahmed was arrested in the outskirts of Doda and police recovered a Chinesemade pistol, 2 magazines and 14 live rounds of ammunition from him. He was intercepted at a police checkpost, the spokesperson added.
During questioning, Ahmad said he received the weapons from a person in March this year, and was tasked to attack policemen in Doda, said the spokesperson. “An FIR has been registered with the Doda Police and an investigation has begun,” the spokesperson said.