Jammu: Soldiers from the Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday discovered an underground tunnel at the international border in the Regal area of J & K’s Samba district, authorities said.
According to BSF officials, the underground tunnel was discovered by a patrol and “could have been used to infiltrate from the other side of the border.”
DGP Dilbag Singh confirmed that the BSF detected a 150 meter long underground tunnel at the international border in the Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
Singh, along with Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF), Jammu Border, NS Jamwal, and Inspector General of Police, Jammu Range, Mukesh Singh inspected the scene.
It is suspected that the four terrorists from Jaish-e-Mohammad who died in an Army operation on Thursday may have used this tunnel to sneak into the country from Pakistan.
Singh said the tunnel was unearthed following an investigation into the recent encounter near Nagrota on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. “The police shared some vital supplies found at the scene of the encounter with the BSF which, after frantic efforts, managed to find the tunnel,” the Director General of Police (DGP) told reporters.
The security forces had received information about the infiltration of the four terrorists from across the international border into the Samba sector.
BSF officials further said that a massive anti-tunnel operation has been underway since Friday. The Army and the Police have also joined the operation, which is still underway.
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The four terrorists were killed in an encounter near the Jammu-Srinagar national highway toll while traveling in a truck bound for Kashmir on Thursday.
A huge stash of weapons and ammunition including 11 AK series rifle, Chinese 29-30 grenade, three pistols, two cutters, RDX from four to five kg. In addition, mobile phones, nuts and medicines made in Pakistan were also recovered from the remotely killed terrorists.
According to the police, he had come to execute a “grand plan” to disrupt the District Development Council elections, which would be held in eight phases starting on November 28.
Two SOG men from J&K police were injured in the shooting, authorities said. The injured were identified as Kuldeep Raj (32) from Akhnoor and Mohammad Ishaq Malik (40) from Neel Qasim Banihal Ramban.
Both have been admitted to GMC Jammu with neck injuries and their condition is said to be stable.
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