1958 East Pakistan-India border clashes
The 1958 East Pakistan-India Border Clashes were armed skirmishes between East Pakistan and India in August 1958. The clashes took place between troops of the East Pakistan Rifles (EPR) and the Indian Army in Lakhsmipur.
| 1958 East Pakistan-India Border Clashes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| East Pakistan | India | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Major Tufail Mohammad (KIA) | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| East Pakistan Rifles | Indian Army | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 3 Rapid action teams | 1 Battalion-sized formation | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 2 commanders killed |
4 killed 3 captured | ||||||||
The Clashes began on 7 August 1958, after Major Tufail Mohammad ordered three quick response teams to launch an attack on the Indian troops who infiltrated and occupied Lakhsmipur in 1957.
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