BSF Seizes Explosives Including 4.5 Kg RDX, Hand Grenades in Sahowal Near India-Pak Border

Sahowal: Amid escalating tensions after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack and scaled-down retreat ceremonies at border posts like Attari and Suchetgarh, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police, on Friday, recovered alarming quantities of arms and explosives from a field in Sahowal village near the India- Pakistan border in Amritsar.

The cache, which was discovered during harvesting of crops, included 4.5 kg of RDX, five hand grenades, five pistols, eight magazines, 220 rounds of ammunition, two batteries, and a remote control, all concealed in a large packet.

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According to sources, a BSF personnel, while patrolling near the international border, discovered two packets in the fields of Sahowal village, near Border Out Post (BoP) Shahpur, about 3.5 km from the border.

A senior officer, speaking on the condition of anonymity, revealed that the first packet, weighing approximately 7 kg, contained three Beretta pistols, six magazines, 171 rounds of 9mm ammunition, five grenades, two nine-volt battery mechanisms, twelve AA batteries, six fuse mechanisms, two remote controls, and a battery charger used for assembling explosive devices.

An officer said the second packet, which weighed around 6.5 kg, included one pistol, two magazines, 49 rounds of ammunition, and two 2.5 kg packets of suspected explosives. 

Sources indicated that the packets were dropped via drones from the neighbouring country in the Ajanla police station area, with ongoing investigations to determine the time when the packets were dropped. 

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BSF Jawan Was Detained In Ferozpur

A BSF jawan was detained by Pakistan Rangers near the international border in Punjab’s Firozpur district for inadvertently crossing into Pakistani territory on Wednesday.

The jawan, recently deployed to the Firozpur region, was believed to have crossed the border due to unfamiliarity with the local terrain.