Chandigarh: Border Security Force troopers have gunned down an intruder from Pakistan in north Punjab, official sources said on Saturday. The incident took place the Bamiyal sector near the Dinda border out post (BoP) in forward areas of Pathankot district.

The intruder was killed after he came close to the border fencing on the Indian side and did not heed to warnings. The area is close to the Punjab-Jammu and Kashmir border.