Indian border troops shot dead a Pakistani man who they said had crossed the international frontier and did not stop when challenged, the force has said.
The shooting comes two weeks after India and Pakistan agreed a ceasefire after a four-day conflict, in which more than 70 people were killed in missile, drone and artillery fire.
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) said its troops had spotted “one suspicious person advancing towards the border fence”, which lies beyond the international frontier, in Gujarat state’s Banaskantha district on Friday evening.
“They challenged the intruder, but he continued to advance, prompting them to open fire,” the BSF said in a statement on Saturday. “The intruder was neutralised on the spot.”
A photograph released by the force showed a dead man with greying hair.
The conflict began after a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in April that killed 26 people. The Indian government accused Pakistan-backed militant groups of being behind the incident and launched targeted missile strikes at “terrorist infrastructure and camps” over the border. Pakistan responded by firing missiles at Indian military targets.
After the ceasefire, the Indian government said any future terrorist attacks on its territory would be considered an act of war.
Pakistan has denied any involvement in last month’s militant attack in Kashmir. It has become more vocal in blaming India for a rising wave of militant attacks that have struck Pakistan, particularly in the regions of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan has repeatedly accused India of using proxy militant groups to carry out terrorist attacks in order to destabilise the country, which India has denied.
