A Bangladeshi national was killed on Wednesday when BSF personnel fired to thwart a narcotics smuggli🐎ng ⛦bid along the International Border in West Bengal, a senior officer said.
The incident took place about 1.2 km inside the Indian territory at 🧸around 1:40 am near border post Nawad🍌a in Malda district of the state.
A Border Security Force (BSF) officer said the "miscreants (comprising both Indian and Bangladeshi smugglers) encircled our jawans and attacked them with dah (large knife), bamboo sticks and stoꦡn♍es".
"The jawans tried to dispe♍rse them and fired stun grenades but the miscrean♏ts continued with their aggressive gesture and act," the officer said.
Subsequently, he said, the troops fired two bullet rounds "in self def🦹enc⛎e".
A Ban𝄹gladeshi man, who was shot at, was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.
The killed Bangladeshi national is a resident of Dhoolipara, which is about six km from ✨the International Border.
A mobile phone, two iron 'dahs' and 197 bottles of Phensedyl c🅷ough syrup were seized f🎀rom the spot.
