In Jammu and Kashmir, a Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the alert troops of Border Security Force (BSF) along the International Border in the Jammu division today. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that in a second such incident in a week, the BSF troops gunned down the Pak intruder when he ignored the repeated warnings and tried to flee after managing to cross the border fence near Jabowal border outpost in Arnia sector of Jammu district around 1.45 AM today.
 
A BSF spokesman said, in the intervening night of July 30-July 31, the vigilant troops observed suspicious movement across the International Border (IB) in Arnia border area, an intruder was observed approaching towards the BSF fence and the troops neutralised him and thwarted the infiltration attempt. However, the area was cordoned off immediately after the incident and a search operation is underway. The body is being retrieved from the scene. On July 25, a Pakistani intruder carrying over four kilograms of high-grade heroin was gunned down by BSF in Ramgarh sector of Samba district.