BSF foils Pakistan intrusion bid on Rajasthan border

Border Security Force BSF foiled an intrusion attempt by Pakistan on the Srikaranpur border area in Rajasthan on Saturday on the 14th anniversary of the 2611 Mumbai attackAccording to the BSF the intruder identified as Safdar Hussain 39 hailing from Pakistans Bahawalnagar district was shot below the waist after he defied caution by the sentryThe intruder was later handed over to the Pakistan Rangers after questioningAlert BSF troops foiled Pak intruders attempt in Srikaranpur border area on 26 Nov afternoon Safdar Hussain 39 Ro Izafi Basti Chak 46 Fateh Dist Bahawalnagar was shot below the waist on defying caution by Sentry given first aid after questioning handed over to Pak Rangers BSF tweeted on SaturdayAlso Read Chhattisgarh Three naxals killed in encounter with security forces in BijapurEarlier on Saturday after hearing the sound of a suspected flying object coming from the Pakistani side around 905 pm on Friday security personnel deployed at Daoke Border Outpost BoP in the Amritsar sector on IndiaPakistan international border fired six rounds from their INSAS rifles and downed a droneLater it was found to be a Chinamade Quadcopter DJI Matrice 300RTK brand drone lying in the field near the border A few cameras were also found fitted in the droneThe drone will be sent to the BSF Francis unit after investigation said Jasbir Singh Commandant BSFIn the last two months Border Security Force BSF has shot down three drones in the Amritsar areaTill July this year a total of 107 drones flying from across the border were spotted inside Indian territory as compared to 97 drones spotted last year according to the BSF Sixtyfour such cases were reported in Punjab last year 31 in Jammu and two were seen crossing the Line of Control in Jammu A total of 107 such incidents till July this year including 14 in Jammu and 93 in the Punjab sectorIn 2021 BSF shot down one drone in the Ferozpur sector while this year seven drones were shot down and a huge quantity of narcotics was recoveredThe total length of Punjabs border with Pakistan is 553 kms and the 198 km stretch of the IndiaPakistan border in the Jammu region is guarded by the BSFThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever