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Suspected Pakistani guerrillas shot dead along border in Western India
 (KUNA) -- Three suspected Pakistani armed infiltrators were gunned down by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) while they were trying to illegally sneak into India through the international border in Sriganganagar district of Western Indian Rajasthan. "The incident occurred near the border town of Anoopgarh in Sri Ganganagar district when four people after cutting the wired fence tried to enter into the Indian territory illegally," news agency Indo-Asian News Service quoting BSF officials reported Sunday."We tried to challenge them, but they started firing at us. The gunfight went till early hours of Sunday and the three infiltrators were killed," the officials added. The fourth person rushed back into Pakistan territory, the BSF officials said. "We have recovered three AK 47 rifles, three pistols and more than 10 grenades from them," the officials told the news agency. This was the first time in Western India that an attempt was made by suspected guerrillas to sneak into the Indian side from across the border. Posted by: Fred 2006-09-25 |
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