Samba/Jammu– The Border Safety Drive (BSF) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police performed a joint search on Saturday for any attainable cross-border tunnel alongside the Worldwide Border in Samba district, amid heightened safety within the Union territory forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to subsequent week, officers stated.
Prior to now many years, a few dozen cross-border tunnels which have been used to push terrorists, weapons and narcotics from throughout the border have been uncovered by the safety forces alongside the Worldwide Border with Pakistan in Samba, Kathua and Jammu districts.
Police had lately introduced a money reward of Rs 5 lakh to anybody who helps in finding such tunnels utilized by “anti-national parts”.
Modi is visiting Jammu on February 20 to inaugurate and lay the inspiration of 209 initiatives value Rs 3,161 crore. He may also deal with a public assembly on the Maulana Azad Stadium within the coronary heart of Jammu.
As a part of the heightened safety preparations in view of Modi’s go to, the officers stated, the BSF and the police performed a joint two-hour-long anti-tunnelling operation within the Ramgarh sector of Samba district.
The operation began round 9.45 am and search groups didn’t discover something suspicious on the bottom, they stated.
The officers stated BSF troops guarding the IB and police personnel manning the border posts have been placed on most alert, particularly after the latest ceasefire violation by Pakistan Rangers, and have been requested to keep up a good vigil on any suspicious motion from throughout the border.
Apart from the border areas alongside the IB, safety preparations have been beefed up alongside the Line of Management (LoC) and the hinterland to thwart any try by terrorists to hold out an assault, the officers stated, including safety forces have intensified patrolling, space domination and checking in delicate areas to keep up peace.
On Wednesday night, Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire by firing on a BSF submit at Makwal alongside the IB in R S Pura sector, prompting retaliation by the Indian border guards.
The cross-border firing continued for 25 minutes and later the BSF lodged a robust protest with their counterparts for the unprovoked firing.
Military troops guarding the LoC additionally fired at Pakistani drones on three events in numerous sectors of Poonch district previously six days.
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