Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS): Two days after a BSF trooper was killed by Bangladeshi smugglers, a similar attack by the miscreants Saturday left another trooper injured near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
The incident occurred near Angrail Border Outpost (BOP) when about 100 Bangladeshi cattle smugglers attacked a BSF party.
"Constable Ramachandra was hit by a bullet in the abdomen when the smugglers opened fire at a BSF party. He has been admitted to the R.G. Kar Hospital in Kolkata where his condition is stable," said a BSF officer.
As BSF refrains from using lethal force, it did not open fire and the smugglers managed to escape taking advantage of darkness and dense fog, added the officer.
The attack comes two days after BSF constable Rashikul Mondal was killed by Bangladeshi cattle smugglers near Khalsi BOP in the district.
The BSF had lodged a strong protest over the killing of Mondal with the Border Guard Bangladesh headquarters in Dhaka.
In 2014, at least 78 BSF troopers were seriously injured in attacks by Bangladeshi smugglers across the South Bengal Frontier.