According to HRW, BSF did not only shoot illegal migrants or smugglers but even innocents who were seen near, sometimes even people working in fields (farmland) near the border.
Menurut HRW, BSF tidak hanya menembak imigran gelap atau penyelundup tetapi bahkan orang-orang tak berdosa yang terlihat dekat, kadang-kadang bahkan orang yang bekerja di ladang (lahan pertanian) di dekat perbatasan.