Jammu, November 22
A 150-meter-long underground tunnel suspected of being used by four Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists to infiltrate from Pakistan was detected by the BSF at the international border in the Samba district of J&K on Sunday, the DGP said. Dilbag Singh.
Dilbag Singh, who 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 near Regal Village, said that the tunnel was unearthed following an investigation into the recent encounter. near Nagrota.
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The four Pakistani terrorists heading to Kashmir were killed in a shootout when the truck they were traveling in was stopped for search at the Ban toll plaza on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Thursday.
A huge cache of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the possession of the slain terrorists, who had come to execute a “grand plan” to disrupt the upcoming District Development Council elections, police said.
“The police shared some vital supplies found at the scene of the encounter with the BSF, which managed to find the tunnel after frantic efforts,” said DGP. Jamwal called the anti-tunnel operation a “great success” and said Pakistan would file a strong protest.
“The tunnel, 2.5 meters wide and 25 to 30 meters deep, was designed correctly. To evade detection, its opening was found surrounded by elephant grass, “said IG BSF.
This is the second tunnel detected by the Border Security Force along the International Border at Samba in the last three months. In August, the force found a tunnel in the Galar area.
