10-20-2006, 01:33 AM
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BSF, BDR exchange fire
Special Correspondent
Kolkata: A 27-year-old Indian was shot dead allegedly by a border guard of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in north Bengal even as the Border Security Force and the BDR exchanged fire in the southern part of West Bengal on Wednesday.
A woman and a youth working on a field on the Indian side were injured in the exchange of fire in the Chohotia border outpost area in North 24 Parganas district at 11.40 a.m. The exchange lasted nearly an hour, a senior BSF official told The Hindu .
"Unprovoked" firing of nearly 700 rounds by the BDR triggered the exchange, the BSF retaliating with around 200 rounds, the official said.
This year more than 15 exchanges of fire occurred in the sector, some a sequel to attempts by BSF jawans to check the movement of cattle smugglers into the country, he added.
A flag meeting was held in the afternoon. BSF authorities expressed concern over the "unprovoked and heavy firing by the BDR," the official said.
Around the same time of the exchange of fire, the BDR guard allegedly entered the Indian side in the Hili thana area of South Dinajpur and shot at a private tutor from point blank range. He died on way to hospital.
Authorities in the BSF's Malda sector said a "strong protest was lodged with the BDR's 14th Battalion in connection with the incident." A cap, presumed to belong to the BDR guard, was recovered from the spot, according to the district police.
BSF, BDR exchange fire
Special Correspondent
Kolkata: A 27-year-old Indian was shot dead allegedly by a border guard of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in north Bengal even as the Border Security Force and the BDR exchanged fire in the southern part of West Bengal on Wednesday.
A woman and a youth working on a field on the Indian side were injured in the exchange of fire in the Chohotia border outpost area in North 24 Parganas district at 11.40 a.m. The exchange lasted nearly an hour, a senior BSF official told The Hindu .
"Unprovoked" firing of nearly 700 rounds by the BDR triggered the exchange, the BSF retaliating with around 200 rounds, the official said.
This year more than 15 exchanges of fire occurred in the sector, some a sequel to attempts by BSF jawans to check the movement of cattle smugglers into the country, he added.
A flag meeting was held in the afternoon. BSF authorities expressed concern over the "unprovoked and heavy firing by the BDR," the official said.
Around the same time of the exchange of fire, the BDR guard allegedly entered the Indian side in the Hili thana area of South Dinajpur and shot at a private tutor from point blank range. He died on way to hospital.
Authorities in the BSF's Malda sector said a "strong protest was lodged with the BDR's 14th Battalion in connection with the incident." A cap, presumed to belong to the BDR guard, was recovered from the spot, according to the district police.