Devendra Singh Baghel, a BSF (Border Security Force) jawan from Agra's Lakhanpur village, lost his life while the BSF was foiling an infiltration bid by Pakistan near the Mangu Chak border outpost on the international border.

The ceasefire violation, which came barely four days before the Jammu and Kashmir visit of PM Modi, is being seen as a direct attack on the Indian border security establishment.

A senior BSF official told India Today that during the attack, the Pakistani rangers targeted the forward outposts of the BSF. The infiltration bid was foiled once, but when it was attempted again, the BSF jawans fired flares in the sky to illuminate the border and scare away the infiltrators. As soon as the flares were fired, the outpost came under heavy firing from the Pakistani side and Devendra Singh was hit by a bullet in his right eye. He was immediately taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injury.

Singh's body was brought to the BSF's frontier headquarters where the 173rd battalion of the BSF paid their respects to him.

Singh was only 28 years old and has left a wife and a son behind him. His wife Pinki said that the family was awaiting Singh's arrival for celebrating their son's birthday on May 25.

His brother Devi Singh, who serving the Central Reserve Police Force and posted in Noida said that it was Devendra's dream to go in the army, so he joined the Border Security Force in 2012.

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