Jammu, Feb 24: A female intruder was killed by border security force (BSF) troops at the International Border (IB) in Akhnoor sector here late last night after suspicious activity was detected near the IB area under BSF watch. 

According to police, troops of 33 battalion of the BSF on Thursday night killed the intruder near Chak Phagwari border outpost. "The intruder was repeatedly challenged, but she ignored all warnings and crossed into the border. Troops then fired to foil the intrusion," police said.
 
According to BSF sources, the troops could not distinguish the intruder's gender in darkness and had to fire as the intruder ignored all warnings. At a time when tension across the IB and LoC around the Jammu and Kashmir region are high and reports of infiltrations coming in every day the BSF reacted in a manner