Four BSF troopers injured in blast near Jammu (Lead)
December 26th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has found that the blast on the international border (IB) with Pakistan Saturday morning, in which four troopers were injured, was caused by a planted improvised explosive device (IED) to target the patrol and the barbed wire fence.
The blast occurred in Manguchak area, about 60 km south of Jammu. The injured soldiers have been admitted to the Government Medical College here.
BSF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) J.B. Sangwan said: “Besides injury to the soldiers, some portion of barbed wire fence has also been damaged in the blast.”
India has erected a barbed wire fence inside its territory along the 220-km-long international border in Jammu and the 720-km-long Line of Control in Kashmir to prevent the infiltration of militants from Pakistan.
Infiltration bids along the IB in Jammu region have been stepped up recently. The BSF has countered three attempts in the last two weeks.
- Four BSF troopers injured in blast on border (Second Lead) - Dec 26, 2009
- Blast in Jammu and Kashmir, 4 BSF troopers injured - Dec 26, 2009
- Infiltration bid foiled near Jammu: BSF (Lead) - Aug 16, 2009
- Two troopers injured, firing continues at India-Pakistan border (Lead) - Sep 18, 2009
- Army, BSF on high alert on India-Pakistan border - Aug 07, 2009
- BSF recovers 23 kg heroin from Punjab border - Feb 04, 2012
- Fogged out at India-Pakistan border, but tea keeps spirits high - Dec 31, 2010
- Indian, Pakistani forces exchange fire, infiltration foiled (Second Lead) - May 01, 2010
- Will not allow terrorists to regroup: Badal - May 01, 2010
- Punjab on terror radar? - Apr 29, 2010
- Bangladesh relaxes norms for India to erect border fence - Apr 08, 2011
- Choppers, anti-mine vehicles to aid BSF troopers - Jan 18, 2011
- BSF trooper killed in Pakistani firing in Jammu (Lead) - Jan 11, 2010
- BSF in search of infiltrators after discovering holes in border fence - Jan 23, 2010
- Two BSF men wounded in Pakistan firing, Rangers deny role (Third Lead) - Sep 18, 2009
Tags: attempts, b sangwan, barbed wire fence, border security force, bsf, deputy inspector general, explosive device, government medical college, India, infiltration, international border, kashmir, militants, pakistan, saturday morning
