300 Pak troops killed in Dinajpur, Bogra
CALCUTTA, JULY 20- The Border Security Force yesterday completely foiled an attempt of the Pakistani troops to enter into Indian territory at two points of the West Bengal border, reports PTI.
According to information received here today, the first incident took place at Gitaldaha in Cooch Behar district and the second at Myfampur in 24-Parganas. In both the cases the BSF personnel took prompt action and silenced the Pakistani guns with effective fire.
Our Raiganj Correspondent reports : Operations Mukti Fauj are continuing intensively in Dinajpur and Bogra. During the last fortnight more than 300 Pak troops and 53 Pak spies were killed by the Mukti Fouj in Jagatdal, Gogor, Dhantal, Haripur, Patagora, Baragram, Chandipur and Panchagar of Dinajpur.
Our Correspondent at Dhupguri adds : The Mukti Fouj attacked a Pakistani Army unit on July 17 at Nilphamari and Destroyed two vehicles. As a result 17 Pak soldiers were killed and two officers were removed to Maruganj health center in a serious condition Ketkibari has already been captured by Mukti Fouj. The Mukti Fouj has started collection hat (weekly market) collection in occupied areas and depositing the proceeds with the Bangladesh Government.
Pakistani troops have already retreated from Thakurgaon as they failed to stand against the Mukti Fouj. The Mukti Fouj took away huge quantities of jute from the liberation area to the free zone.
West Pakistani troops in furlated by repeated Mukti Fouj attacks, turned three hamlets of Dinajpur district in north-western Bangladesh into a blazing inferno and gunned down about 1,000 inhabitants including women and children.
UNI reports from Krishnagar : the Mukti Fouj killed about 300 Razakars in some sectors of south-west command in Bangladesh during the last 25 days, according to sources in Mujibnagar. At least 160 Razakars were killed in Khulna district alone.
Reference: Hindustan Standard, 21.07.1971