Indian smuggler killed by BSF
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead an Indian smuggler and injured three others on Ichakhali border of the district early yesterday.
Villagers said Tarok Chand Ghose, 32, of Lalbazar under Tehotta Police Station of Nadia district died on the spot. The injured managed to flee. Tehotta police recovered the body in the afternoon.
The Indian smugglers cut open the barbed wire fence and were trying to cross the border with cattle heads and other goods.
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Indian smugglers and criminals often cross the border with cattle, drugs, bombs and bomb making materials, said the villagers.