BSF had detected a tunnel simply beneath the India-Pakistan border fence in Jammu final month
Jammu:
Pakistan is utilizing cross-border underground tunnels to push terrorists into India and drones to drop weapons for them, the chief of Jammu and Kashmir police mentioned Sunday.
Director Common of Police Dilbag Singh, nevertheless, mentioned the anti-infiltration grid is energetic and anti-tunnelling operations are underway to scuttle “nefarious designs”.
“Digging of tunnels beneath the IB is a part of the nefarious designs of Pakistan to facilitate infiltration of terrorists into this facet to step up terrorism,” Mr Singh instructed reporters in Samba district after inspecting the just lately found 170-metre tunnel at Galar village alongside the IB.
The tunnel with a depth of 20-25 toes and originating from Pakistan was discovered by a BSF staff close to the border-fencing on August 28.
“I noticed this enormous tunnel which is sort of much like the one detected in Chanyari in 2013-14. After the Nagrota encounter, we had obtained particular inputs that infiltration had taken place by means of a tunnel and was trying to find it,” the DGP mentioned.
Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists have been killed within the encounter in Nagrota in January this 12 months.
“The investigation is on however the floor indicators counsel that the tunnel was utilized by Pakistan up to now to push infiltrators,” he mentioned however didn’t rule out the opportunity of extra such tunnels.
He mentioned BSF and police personnel are looking the realm for every other tunnel.
On the latest restoration of refined weapons, together with an M-16 rifle, from a Kashmir-bound truck close to Qazigund, he mentioned the investigation is occurring and it’s believed that the arms have been airdropped utilizing drones in Samba sector.
Two terrorists of JeM, who have been transporting the weapons in a truck, have recognized the place in Samba from the place they picked up the consignment for supply to terrorists energetic in south Kashmir, officers mentioned.
