Amritsar: Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot dead one alleged Pakistani intruder and seized nine packets of contraband in Bhairowal area near the Attari border near here early Sunday morning.

After suspecting movement along the border, a BSF patrol team challenged the intruders, who returned shots in retaliation, said BSF sources.

In the ensued gun-battle, one intruder was killed while one gravely injured. The injured intruder was pulled into the Pakistan side by his accomplices, said BSF sources.

During a search operation launched following the gun battle, the BSF seized the nine packets of suspected heroin.