Shillong, Jan 22: A BSF jawan was seriously injured in stone pelting by Bangladeshi smugglers near Narayanganj border outpost under BSF’s 90th Battalion in Cooch Behar, West Bengal.
The incident took place on the intervening night of January 20 and 21 when BSF troopers tried to prevent smuggling of contraband items across the border with the help of Indian aides.
“Alert BSF jawans challenged them to stop their unlawful activities and return to Bangladesh territory. However, they ignored repeated verbal warnings,” the statement issued by BSF Guwahati Frontier said.
The smugglers abused the BSF personnel and resorted to stone pelting in which a jawan of the force sustained serious head injuries, the BSF said.
He was evacuated to a BSF hospital for treatment.
The BSF said despite the attack, the troops exercised utmost restraint and used non-lethal measures to disperse the smugglers.
Following a search later, the personnel recovered 50 bottles of contraband items.
