A Border Security Force (BSF) commanding officer, who was critically injured in attacked by suspected cattle smugglers in Tripura, succumbed to his injuries in Kolkata on Saturday.
The second-in-command rank officer, Deepak K Mondal, was on duty along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura when he was attacked by miscreants in the early hours on Monday.
Mondal, commanding the 145th battalion of the border, was said to be critical and had been airlifted to Kolkata for treatment.
The incident happened at about 2 am near the Belardepa border post at the border 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.
It may be recalled that, in September, a BSF head constable was killed allegedly by cattle smugglers in the Angrail area of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.
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