Indore: Rajasthan frontier bagged overall championship at 49th inter frontier platoon weapon competition of Border Security Force's (BSF) Central School of Weapon & Tactics, (BSF) that concluded on Monday. The closing ceremony witnessed two-minute silence for martyred soldiers of CRPF at the start of concluding ceremony. The competition witnessed 686 shooters from 11 frontiers of the country including 100 women shooters, who took part in the competition for the first time.Additional director general (ADG logistics) BSF, Delhi, AK Sharma, who was present at the closing ceremony as chief guest, said, “The personnel that are fulfilling their duties in various parts of the country may share their experiences and learn from each other. We can exchange best practices that we do and should implement it in our duty,” said Sharma. He added that work of BSF more than law and order is to protect the country and its border and the force comes from weapons so jawans should be well-versed with weapons and these competitions help soldiers to prove their mettle.Sharma applauded the women constables, who took part in the competition.North Bengal Frontier secured second position, whereas Jammu Frontier stood third. Tripura frontier, which had won the overall championship last year, stood sixth.

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