Ahmedabad: The Border Security Force (BSF)
fired 8-10 rounds, hitting back at firing from Pakistani side
near the land border in the desert of Kutch in Gujarat, BSF
officials said here today.
"Yesterday evening there was firing from the Pakistani
side near the international border in the desert of Kutch. Our
troops fired 8-10 rounds in reply," BSF Inspector General A K
Sinha told PTI.
He said there was no damage or casualties in the
incident.
"This was nothing major and the shots could have been
fired during some hunting activities going on on the other
side of the fence," Sinha said adding the shots were not
directed at our soldiers.
"Today, we lodged a protest with Pakistani authorities
and told them that the shots were fired first from their
side," he said.
Following the incident, patrolling in the area has been
increased and more men have been deployed there to keep extra
vigil on the international border, he added.
-PTI
First Published: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 00:09