The incident took place at 22:30 hours when a BOP of 112 battalion of the BSF came under intense fire from Pakistani side, official sources said.

An ambush party of BSF detected a group of intruders trying to infiltrate into Benglard on Thursday and they opened fire to foil the bid, the sources added.

Another support party of the intruders resorted to firing on BOP to save the intruders and the exchange between two sides continued for about 15 minutes, they said. There were no immediate reports of causality from the Indian side, the sources said, adding there was no evidence so far of direct involvement of Pakistani rangers in the incident.

“BSF authorities met their counterparts at company commander level flag meeting at Bangalard border out post on Friday morning and lodged a strong protest with them over heavy firing at the post,” said BSF sources.

BSF company commander gave details of the firing pattern from Pakistani side on its BOP while the Pakistan authorities denied their involvement and blamed the infiltrating militants for it, they said.

While BSF raised the point of violation of the Indo-Pak border truce, Pakistani rangers denied it, they added.