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Border Security, Punjab Violence, Hospital Mystery and Flood Response

Several serious incidents were reported in India on September 17.

The government told the Border Security Force to keep searching for people entering from Pakistan.

Guards were told to shoot intruders who did not answer when challenged.

This decision followed the deaths of 10 Sikh youths at the Punjab border on August 30.

In Punjab, terrorists also killed two people and hurt at least five others.

One of those killed was a Shiv Sena leader named Vijay Mohan.

At a Mumbai hospital, workers found decayed flesh and bones in a drinking-water tank.

Police were waiting for experts to determine whether the remains came from an animal or a human baby.

Soldiers were also sent to help communities affected by severe flooding in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Key facts

Border directive: The Centre directed the Border Security Force to continue operations against intruders from Pakistan.
Use-of-force instruction: BSF personnel were told to shoot intruders who failed to respond when challenged.
August 30 incident: Ten Sikh youths were killed after entering the Dera Baba Nanak sector of Gurdaspur district.
Punjab attacks: Two people were killed and at least five injured in separate incidents.
Hospital discovery: Decomposed flesh and bones were recovered from a potable-water tank at King Edward Memorial Hospital.
Identification status: Police said the remains appeared at first to be animal flesh, but expert analysis was pending.
Flood response: Troops were deployed in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to assist civil authorities.

indianexpress.com · 2 hrs ago