A jawan of the Border Safety Pressure (BSF) sustained severe head accidents after he was attacked by trans-border smugglers whereas he was on responsibility close to the Indo-Bangla worldwide border at Boxanagar in Sepahijala district of Tripura on Friday.
The injured jawan was recognized as Harish Chandra Pandey who was posted with the a hundred and fifth battalion of the BSF, officers stated.
Talking to reporters, a BSF Public Relations Officer (PRO) stated, “A scuffle broke out between the BSF head constable and the miscreants who have been making an attempt to smuggle contraband on October 4 at 8.30 am within the Kalsimura Border Out Submit space of West Tripura district.”
The PRO added, “When the BSF head constable tried to cease them, the miscreants assaulted him with dao (sickle) and bamboo and tried to grab his private weapon. With a view to save himself, and the weapon, the BSF head constable fired one spherical from his rifle after which the miscreants fled the spot.”
Stating that the BSF personnel, who sustained accidents on his head, was admitted on the Boxanagar Neighborhood Well being Centre for remedy and later referred to Agartala, the BSF PRO additionally stated that an FIR is being lodged towards the miscreants.
“He sustained reduce accidents on high of his head. Now we have ensured main remedy and suggested him to go to the GBP Hospital in Agartala for a CT scan. Nonetheless, his situation is steady,” stated an attending physician of the Boxanagar CHC the place Pandey was handled.
A physician on the group well being centre additionally stated that the jawan was administered 15 stitches and was referred to carry out extra exams earlier than any severe problems could possibly be utterly dominated out.
The suspected smuggler was learnt to have been absconding until newest studies got here in. Nonetheless, personnel from the native police station joined the BSF in an in depth manhunt to apprehend the accused.
Earlier in March this yr, a Bangladeshi smuggler was killed and two BSF personnel have been injured in a conflict between them at Magroli in Kailasahar of Unakoti district.
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