New Delhi: Two Bangladeshi smugglers were killed early Friday after Border Security Force (BSF) officers opened fire on them as they attempted to smuggle cow heads across the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, according to the force. Around 3 a.m., the incident occurred.
In the miscreant attack, one BSF troop was also injured, however, his condition is stable and he has been taken to the hospital. Miscreants from the Bangladesh side came into Indian territory and sought to smuggle cattle heads by erecting improvised bamboo cantilevers, the BSF statement read.
The security officers warned them to return, but the criminals ignored the warning. The miscreants were then deterred by BSF personnel using non-lethal ammunition, but they attacked BSF troops with iron dah and sticks. The BSF personnel used non-lethal ammunition to deter the criminals, but they attacked BSF troops with iron dah and sticks, according to the report. The BSF, BSF party fired in the air towards miscreants after sensing an impending threat to their lives, according to the statement.
Later, during the search, two unknown miscreants' remains were discovered between the border fence and the International Boundary. The BSF is tasked for guarding the 4,096-kilometer India-Bangladesh border and for preventing smuggling and other unlawful activity.
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