The second-in-command rank officer, Deepak K Mondal, commanding the 145th battalion of the border guarding force who was attacked by smugglers in the border area of Tripura, has succumbed to his injuries.
He was air evacuated to Kolkata in a critical condition where he breathed his last today.
The incident happened on 16 October near the Belardeppa border post in the Sipahijala district of Tripura when the officer was allegedly hit by a four-wheeler being used by the smugglers.
He was patrolling the area with his team to check cattle smuggling and other illegal activities along the international border which is "unfenced" here, a senior official said.
Mondal saw some cattle smugglers and challenged them, he said, adding the officer along with his guard and driver tried to stop them.
"The group of about 25 smugglers were carrying bricks, lathis and machetes. When challenged, the smugglers tried to gherao the officer and the patrol party. Smugglers' vehicle hit the officer from behind and he sustained severe injury to his head and legs”, the senior official had said on 16 october.
An accompanying Border Security Force jawan fired five rounds from his AK rifle to control the situation, he said adding the area has been cordoned off.
(With inputs from PTI)
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