India, July 23 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday morning prevented an alleged cross-border cattle smuggling attempt by opening fire near the India-Bangladesh international border in Assam's Salmara, police said.

According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Horen Tokbi, the incident occurred in the early hours when a group of unidentified individuals attempted to illegally transport cattle across the border.

"BSF personnel issued repeated warnings, but the group continued with their attempt. The officials were then forced to open fire to stop them," SSP Tokbi told HT.

While the unidentified people managed to escape, they abandoned the cattle they were trying to smuggle.

"No casualties were reported in the incident, an...