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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to the people of West Bengal to maintain peace and avoid provocation.
In an official statement, the Border Security Force (BSF) said the Pakistan Rangers fired mortars and used heavy machine guns, leading to two non-fatal casualties.
The terrorists were attempting to infiltrate at Kupwara. The ceasefire violation in the Arnia sector came hours after the joint operation by police and army along the Line of Control in Machhil sector.
The troops challenged the intruder but he did not stop and continued moving ahead. Sensing threat, they opened fire, killing the intruder on the spot, the official said.
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including one from Pakistan, were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
During the ongoing anti-tunneling operation, BSF troops dugout and detected 265-feet-long oxygen pipes along the IB.
The Border Security Force's 'all-woman bikers' team will embark on a Delhi to Kanyakumari expedition on International Women Day on March 8.
Jayanti had wished to become part of the defence forces since childhood. She rode a Bullet bike for the first time when she was a student at at the Fatima Mata College, Kollam
The deceased, Aneesh Joseph (44), of Vaduthalakunnel at Kochu Kamakshi, was to retire from service this month-end.
The Centre has amended the BSF Act to authorise the force to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a larger 50 kms stretch from the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam.