The Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at Chakri post in Punjab’s Gurdaspur bordering Pakistan after some suspicious movement was detected Monday morning.
It is not unusual for BSF to open fire at suspicious people along the dense Punjab border. It is a preferred route for drugs smugglers.
For the first time villages in Punjab, bordering Pakistan have been evacuated for fear of retaliation after India declared that it had carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan on September 29.