In Jammu and Kashmir, a Pakistani intruder was arrested in an injured condition after the Border Security Force (BSF) troops opened fire on observing the movement of a group of people, attempting to sneak into the Indian side along the International Border in Kathua district yesterday.

Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the intruders were noticed by the alert BSF troops between Chandwan and Kothey border outposts in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district last evening and were challenged to stop.

A senior BSF official said the intruders paid no heed to the repeated warnings, prompting the BSF personnel manning the forward posts to open fire, resulting in injuries to one of the intruders. The injured intruder was arrested and immediately shifted to a hospital for treatment. The identity and the motive behind his abortive attempt to infiltrate into the Indian side is under investigation.