BSF foils cattle smuggling bid

After this incident, a meeting was held with BGB, where a protest was lodged against the unprovoked attack by Bangladeshi smugglers.

The jawans of the 70 BSF battalion posted at the Lodhia border outpost spotted movement of 14-15 Bangladeshi miscreants with spears and swords near the fence on June 22. (Representational Image)

Border Security Force jawans on Saturday foiled a cattle smuggling bid by Bangladeshi miscreants in Malda district, a BSF statement said.

The jawans of the 70 BSF battalion posted at the Lodhia border outpost spotted movement of 14-15 Bangladeshi miscreants with spears and swords near the fence on June 22.

As smugglers crossed the fencing and entered the Indian side, the jawans threw a stun grenade to disperse them. However, the intruders attacked the jawans with sharp spears and iron rods, the jawans fired two rounds in self-defence, the statement said.

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The smugglers then retreated to the Bangladesh side under cover of darkness, the statement said, adding that no casualty was reported on the side of BSF or the smugglers.

After this incident, a meeting was held with BGB, where a protest was lodged against the unprovoked attack by Bangladeshi smugglers.

A primary report has also been registered in the concerned police station regarding the attack and the firing done in self-defence by BSF.

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