A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by Indian troops deployed on Mahadeve Pokhra post in forward border area of Nowshera in district Rajouri late last night.
Unconfirmed sources within the Army said suspicious movement was observed by troops deployed on Line of Control in Mahadev Pokhra post at Nowshera last evening at about 11.30 pm. He tried to flee and the troops shot him dead.
He said that during late night operations launched by troops in search of his body, they failed, but early this morning, troops recovered the body of an intruder and recovered a few phone numbers, Rupees 2035 Pakistan currency and an Identification card from his procession and no weapon had been recovered from him till reports last came in.
This afternoon, 7 Assam rifles handed over body of an intruder identified as Mohammed Maqsood (32) of village Nalli, tehsil Barnai, district Bimber in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) to Nowshera police for legal formalities.
