Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 2: The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered Rs 4.96 lakh worth fake Indian currency and some other items including a Chinese pistol from the area falling near Border Out Post (BOP) of Chhawani in RS Pura sector in early hours of this morning.
Official sources said the jawans of 193 battalion of BSF observed suspicious movement of some persons across the fencing along the International Border at Chhawani BOP in RS Pura sector at 2.30 am today and opened firing aiming the direction of the intruders.
“Taking cover of thick vegetation and undulating ground, the suspected intruders escaped back to Pakistan leaving behind fake Indian currency and some arms and ammunition besides two Pakistani SIM cards,” sources said.
The BSF jawans conducted searches in the area with the onset of dawn and recovered Rs 4.96 lakh worth fake Indian currency, one Chinese pistol, one magazine with ammunition and two SIM cards of Pakistan’s company Zong.
Sources said the currency, arms and ammunition were either meant for the militants or for trans-border smugglers.
They added that some couriers might have to pick up the consignment but they didn’t turn up due to alertness displayed by the BSF.
Worthwhile to mention here that earlier also incidents have been reported from RS Pura sector in which the Pakistani intruders had thrown currency and other items to this side either for militants or for smugglers.
The BSF conducted searches in the area this morning. Though recoveries were made from the spot, it didn’t find any traces of the intruders on this side of the border, which indicated that the suspects had escaped back to Pakistan after throwing the consignment to this side.
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