BSF discovers 150-m cross-border tunnel in J&Okay’s Kathua

The Border Safety Power Wednesday stated it had came upon a 150 m-long cross-border tunnel close to the Border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.

BSF Inspector-Basic (Jammu Frontiers) N S Jamwal stated the tunnel, discovered at Hiranagar sector’s Bobbiyan village on Wednesday morning, had a three toes diameter opening and used to be just about 25-30 toes deep. He stated the tunnel originates in Pakistan and opens just about 20-30 m throughout the barbed twine fence at the Indian aspect.

That is the 3rd cross-border tunnel detected by way of the BSF in Samba and Kathua districts throughout the previous six months. In September, the pressure had discovered a tunnel in Arnia sector. With the newest discovery, a BSF supply claimed that they had foiled a “main terror plot” within the Union Territory.

Jamwal stated the BSF have been searching for the tunnel for somewhat a while now and had initiated “anti-tunnelling” operations within the space. The construction seemed to be an previous one as one of the sandbags utilized in it elevate 2016-17 as their production 12 months, he stated. Those sandbags additionally endure “Pakistani markings”, the I-G added.

Jamwal stated the pressure used to be investigating conceivable infiltration makes an attempt by way of militants in the course of the tunnel, however dominated any fresh foray by way of militants in view of the aforementioned anti-tunnelling measures.

“Our border coverage grid involving BSF, military and police had been running in coordination with each and every different all alongside the border to foil Pakistan’s nefarious designs,” he added.