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‘How risky is a child?’ BGB DG asks BSF chief as he defends border shootings
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Daljit Singh Chaudhary claimed on Thursday that BSF personnel have been making concerted efforts over the past 15 years to avoid using lethal force along the India-Bangladesh border. Speaking at a joint press conference following the conclusion of the 56th Director General-level border conference at the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, DG Chaudhary stressed that firearms are used only as a “last resort’. He explained that BSF troops first issue warnings, then attempt to deter infiltration through non-lethal means, and open fire only when there is an imminent threat to life. “In the first six months of this year alone, 35 BSF personnel were seriously injured in attacks involving sharp...
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