India-B'desh Border-BSF Jawan Killed
A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed and a farmer injured when Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) opened fire on them at Mirsultanpur village on the border in West Bengal's Malda district early Wednesday morning.

A hail of bullets hit the 40-year-old border guard, as the BDR resorted to unprovoked fire at 5.20 am IST (Indian Standard Time) as he went to the border to relieve himself, PTI reported here quoting BSF sources.

The jawan of 123 battalion died of his wounds on the way to Malda Sadar Hospital.

District Magistrate of Malda, C R Das, said there was an exchange of fire between the border guards after the incident but the situation was under control and senior officers of police and BSF have rushed to the spot.

The farmer, who suffered a bullet injury in the knee while he was watering his land, has been admitted in the same hospital.

Two BDR personnel were killed on the Indo-Bangla border at Murshidabad district last week.