BSF personnel fatally shot a Pakistani intruder in the early hours of Wednesday along the international border in Pathankot, Punjab, according to officials, PTI confirmed.
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel noticed some suspicious movement in the Border Outpost Tashpatan area along the IB.
Despite being challenged by the BSF troops, the intruder did not stop after crossing over onto this side, they said.
The intruder was subsequently shot dead and his identity is being ascertained, the officials said.
Citing a spokesperson of the BSF, Jammu frontier, PTI reported that a strong protest will be lodged with Pakistan Rangers over the incident.
The BSF guards the India-Pakistan international border, including a 553-km stretch in Punjab.
(With agency inputs)
