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Assam: BSF foils smuggling bid across India-Bangladesh border, cattle smuggler killed in encounter

Horen Tokbi, Superintendent of Police of South Salmara Mankachar district, said that, following the incident, the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) and Officers-in-Charge of Kharuabandha police station rushed to the spot and took the injured person to the hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.

Assam: BSF foils smuggling bid across India-Bangladesh border, cattle smuggler killed in encounter
Assam: BSF foils smuggling bid across India-Bangladesh border, cattle smuggler killed in encounter
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By ANI

Published : Sep 22, 2023, 10:27 PM IST

South Salmara Mankachar (Assam): A man was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district along the Indo-Bangladesh border on Thursday night while he was trying to smuggle cattle to Bangladesh, police said. The incident took place in an area under Kharuabandha police station along the Indo-Bangladesh border, they said.

Horen Tokbi, Superintendent of Police of South Salmara Mankachar district, said that, following the incident, the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) and Officers-in-Charge of Kharuabandha police station rushed to the spot and took the injured person to the hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.

"The incident occurred at around 7 pm and cattle smugglers tried to smuggle cattle heads to Bangladesh. We have yet to receive the FIR from the BSF side. We will send the body for a post-mortem," Horen Tokbi said. (ANI)

South Salmara Mankachar (Assam): A man was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district along the Indo-Bangladesh border on Thursday night while he was trying to smuggle cattle to Bangladesh, police said. The incident took place in an area under Kharuabandha police station along the Indo-Bangladesh border, they said.

Horen Tokbi, Superintendent of Police of South Salmara Mankachar district, said that, following the incident, the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) and Officers-in-Charge of Kharuabandha police station rushed to the spot and took the injured person to the hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.

"The incident occurred at around 7 pm and cattle smugglers tried to smuggle cattle heads to Bangladesh. We have yet to receive the FIR from the BSF side. We will send the body for a post-mortem," Horen Tokbi said. (ANI)

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