Border Security Forces

Two Border Security Force soldiers who were killed in action and one who was injured in ethnic violence-hit Manipur were awarded the police medal for gallantry on the eve of Independence Day.

The BSF personnel were forced to open fire in self-defence after being attacked by two groups of criminals, the force said.

Aug 10 The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday recovered a drone and a packet containing 3 kg of heroin, worth around Rs 15 crore, near a village along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Anupgarh district, police said.

The Border Security Force (BSF) with the help of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) foiled an infiltration attempt along India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Friday, an official said.

Altogether 17 Indian workers engaged in road construction in Bangladesh and stranded due to the ongoing unrest were evacuated by the BSF, an official said on Thursday.

Even as the political turmoil and violence continues in Bangladesh, a group of nearly 600 people from the country were stopped from entering India at a border point in West Bengal by the Border Security Force.

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday issued a "high alert" across all its formations along the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border in the wake of the developments in the neighbouring country, officials said.

A 50-year-old BSF constable posted on the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Barmer district allegedly died by suicide by shooting himself while on duty on Sunday, police said.

Daljit Singh Chawdhary Director General of Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) took over the additional charge of Director General Border Security Force, a statement released on Saturday said.

In an unprecedented move, the Centre on Friday removed Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Nitin Agrawal and his deputy Special DG (West) YB Khurania and sent them back to their state cadres "with immediate effect".

A Pakistani intruder has been shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, officials said on Thursday.

The MoS said a total of 7,372 new posts were created by the BSF in the last five years between 2020 and 2024.

A Border Security Force officer and a jawan died during patrol due to exposure to "extreme weather" at the Harami Nallah creek area along the India-Pakistan international front in Gujarat, the force said on Saturday.

Four Chinese pistols and 50 rounds of Pakistan manufactured live bullets were recovered by the Border Security Force from along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab on Thursday.

With the recovery of 126 drones and 150 kg heroin, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday said its troops have significantly outperformed the previous year's record in the first six months this year.

Two Border Security Force soldiers who were killed in action and one who was injured in ethnic violence-hit Manipur were awarded the police medal for gallantry on the eve of Independence Day.

The BSF personnel were forced to open fire in self-defence after being attacked by two groups of criminals, the force said.

Aug 10 The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday recovered a drone and a packet containing 3 kg of heroin, worth around Rs 15 crore, near a village along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Anupgarh district, police said.

The Border Security Force (BSF) with the help of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) foiled an infiltration attempt along India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Friday, an official said.

Altogether 17 Indian workers engaged in road construction in Bangladesh and stranded due to the ongoing unrest were evacuated by the BSF, an official said on Thursday.

Even as the political turmoil and violence continues in Bangladesh, a group of nearly 600 people from the country were stopped from entering India at a border point in West Bengal by the Border Security Force.

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday issued a "high alert" across all its formations along the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border in the wake of the developments in the neighbouring country, officials said.

A 50-year-old BSF constable posted on the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Barmer district allegedly died by suicide by shooting himself while on duty on Sunday, police said.

Daljit Singh Chawdhary Director General of Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) took over the additional charge of Director General Border Security Force, a statement released on Saturday said.

In an unprecedented move, the Centre on Friday removed Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Nitin Agrawal and his deputy Special DG (West) YB Khurania and sent them back to their state cadres "with immediate effect".

A Pakistani intruder has been shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, officials said on Thursday.

The MoS said a total of 7,372 new posts were created by the BSF in the last five years between 2020 and 2024.

A Border Security Force officer and a jawan died during patrol due to exposure to "extreme weather" at the Harami Nallah creek area along the India-Pakistan international front in Gujarat, the force said on Saturday.

Four Chinese pistols and 50 rounds of Pakistan manufactured live bullets were recovered by the Border Security Force from along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab on Thursday.

With the recovery of 126 drones and 150 kg heroin, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday said its troops have significantly outperformed the previous year's record in the first six months this year.