"We have made it clear that we will not observe the same restraint as we maintained during the last firing by BDR (along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya). Unilateral restraint is not possible," BSF (Assam and Meghalaya) chief R C Saxena, who met a BDR delegation led by Brig Gen Md Obaidul Haque at Dawki in Meghalaya, said.
The high-level meeting was held after the BDR on June 15 fired over 3,000 rounds at India in at least five places along the international border in Meghalaya, injuring a school teacher. Indian villagers had gone for cultivation on land held in 'adverse position' by India near Noljuri when the BDR fired at them.
"The BSF had not fired a single shot on June 15.