A Pakistani intruder was gunned down by Border Security Force (BSF) along the International Border (IB) in Bobiya village of Kathua district here on Sunday.

The intruder was shot dead after the security forces saw him trying to enter the Indian territory, said Ram Awtar, Inspector General, BSF, Jammu frontier.

The complete area has been cordoned off and the search operation is underway.

Last week, the BSF troopers killed an intruder from Pakistan along Punjab's border with Pakistan in the frontier district of Gurdaspur.