Chennai: After four Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed at Nagrota in Jammu recently, a Border Security Force (BSF) team, probing the intrusion, had reportedly gone 200 metres inside Pakistani territory to find the mouth of a cross-border underground tunnel used by the extremists.
A report by PTI said, “After the gunfight on 19 November, the BSF, which mans the International Border in Jammu region, formed the crack team to explore the possible route taken by them. The team followed its structure to unearth the opening of the tunnel on the Indian side and during the search operation, electronic and geographical data found on a mobile device recovered from the terrorists was also used. After detecting the mouth of the tunnel, the BSF team found itself 200 metres inside the Pakistani territory, they said, adding it entered through the tunnel and recorded the visuals inside it on the Pakistani side as part of collecting evidence, before they returned to the Indian side”.
It was a freshly dug tunnel and appears to be used for the first time. It appears that proper engineering effort had gone in digging the tunnel which shows the hand of the establishment, the force said. The operation was âswift and intelligence-based actionâ.
Meanwhile, one BSF jawan was killed in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri on Tuesday.
“Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Rajouri Sector on the Line of Control again, in which BSF Sub Inspector Paotinsat Guite died,” an official spokesman said.
The deceased jawan not only retaliated to the enemy fire but also saved many of his colleague’s lives, the spokesman said.
The mortal remains of the soldier will be sent by air to Imphal and then to his native place Vill- Maphoukuki Post- Lamlong The-Sadar Dist-Senapati State âManipur, where his last rites will be performed with full State honours.