A BSF jawan suffered a bullet injury within the shooting by trans-border cows smugglers over the India-Bangladesh global boundary in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

The episode was reported Wednesday approximately 8 pm nearby the Putiabaromasia border article of this Border Security Force at Cooch Behar district,” they said.

A Border Security Force (BSF) spokesperson said that a induce patrol found that roughly 1015 cows smugglers were moving towards the boundary to fulfill several Bangladeshi miscreants for shoving about 67 cattles.

“BSF troops hurried to this place and requested them to discontinue and also lobbed a chilly marching towards the miscreants.

“However the miscreants failed to pay heed to this warning and alternatively fired 4 5 rounds at the BSF employees,” the spokesperson said.

A jawan sustained bullet injury in his right foot, after the patrol lobbed a round out of the pump activity rifle and also the smugglers from the two sides fled,” he said.

The wounded jawan was admitted to an area hospital and his condition remains stable, ” the spokesperson said.