Gurdaspur, April 30
Aarti and Reena , BSF constables, have become the talk of the town. They
displayed unusual valour in gunning down two Pakistani intruders, one
of them 50 metres from the border fencing in the Dera Baba Nanak Sector,
last evening.
A Pakistani cell phone and a SIM card were recovered from the encounter site.
Almost
24 hours after the incident, BSF officials here are cock-a-hoop over
the feat of their women colleagues. The DIG, PS Bains, who was quick to
reach the encounter site and hand over cash awards to the women
constables yesterday, has written to the Director-General, BSF, New
Delhi, urging him to felicitate the brave duo.
A
senior BSF officer, pleading anonymity, said considering that it was
the first incident of its kind, a gallantry award may be conferred upon
the women constables by the President.
An
elated Bains said: “These women showed exemplary courage. I salute my
brave daughters as they did not panic at the sight of the intruders. On
the contrary, they displayed nerves of steel. Aarti and Reena displayed
both wisdom and strength.
“I am sure their feat will motivate other women working with the BSF at difficult terrains where no quarters are given and
none asked for.” Talking of one of the intruders, Aarti said he was
well-built. “We asked him to surrender but he charged at us. We pumped
four bullets into his body,” she recalled. Aarti hails from Tanda in
Hoshiarpur district while Reena is a native of Baghapurana in Moga
district. Both joined the BSF in 2008 and after 36 months of rigorous
training, which included both tactical and weapon training, they were
inducted into the 74th Battalion and given charge of the difficult
border outpost in the Dera Baba Nanak Sector.
Aarti and Reena , BSF constables, have become the talk of the town. They displayed unusual valour in gunning down two Pakistani intruders, one of them 50 metres from the border fencing in the Dera Baba Nanak Sector, last evening.
none asked for.” Talking of one of the intruders, Aarti said he was well-built. “We asked him to surrender but he charged at us. We pumped four bullets into his body,” she recalled. Aarti hails from Tanda in Hoshiarpur district while Reena is a native of Baghapurana in Moga district. Both joined the BSF in 2008 and after 36 months of rigorous training, which included both tactical and weapon training, they were inducted into the 74th Battalion and given charge of the difficult border outpost in the Dera Baba Nanak Sector.
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