Alert jawans of the Border Security Force ( BSF) late Monday night foiled a major infiltration bid along the International border with Pakistan after exchanging heavy volume firing with the group of five infiltrators in the Samba sector of Jammu frontier.
The BSF jawans had even illuminated the area using Para bombs to track down the foot prints of these heavily armed terrorists as they retreated back inside the Pak territory.
The BSF authorities are going to lodge a strong protest with the Pakistan Rangers for extending an helping hand to these armed terrorists to sneak inside the Indian territory.
A BSF spokesman in Jammu said, “on the intervening night of 14-15 Sep 2020, alert troops of BSF foiled an infiltration bid from the Pakistan side in the Samba Sector”.
The spokesman said, initially the suspicious movement of a group of 05 terrorists was noticed on the Pakistan side of the International boundary of Samba sector which was tracked by the alert BSF troops”.
He said, “ at about 12.30 am the group of heavily armed 05 terrorists were seen by alert BSF troops coming close to the International boundary. He said the terrorists reached there taking advantage of an undulating terrain and thick wild growth”.
BSF spokesman said, “after alerting all the BSF duty points when BSF troops challenged them to stop they fired on BSF party with heavy volume of fire. BSF troops retaliated in self defence with coordinated effective fire and foiled a possible infiltration bid attempt of armed terrorists from Pakistan side helped by Pakistan rangers”.
“Area was illuminated with the help of Para bomb and BSF troops saw fleeing terrorists toward Pakistan side. The area was searched but nothing recovered as terrorists could not cross the IB”,BSF spokesman added.