Reviews anti-infiltration measures
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 11: Additional Director General (ADG) of BSF (Western Command) P V Rama Sastry today visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch and reviewed the security situation there including the anti-infiltration measures in place.
Sastry’s two-day visit to the Jammu frontier, which began yesterday, comes in the backdrop of uncovering of a cross-border tunnel in the Samba sector recently.
“On his two-day visit to Jammu frontier, Sastry today visited forward areas of LoC in Poonch and Rajouri sectors accompanied by IG BSF Jammu D K Boora and other senior officers of this frontier,” DIG BSF S P S Sandhu said.
He reviewed the security situation along the LoC, Sandhu added.
DIG BSF, Rajouri sector, and Battalion Commanders briefed the ADG about the ground complexities of management, overall deployment of the troops and domination plan of the LoC area under prevailing security scenario, he said.
Sastry also visited the vital areas in Poonch and Rajouri sectors and examined the operational preparedness of field formations.
He visited sensitive Forward Defended Localities (FDL) and took stock of the security situation and applauded officers and troops for their professional acumen in safeguarding the LoC,.
“The relentless efforts of the BSF has foiled evil designs of anti-national elements,” Sastry said.
On Tuesday, Sastry reviewed the security situation along the International Border (IB) in Jammu frontier. He visited Samba and Kathua sectors where he took stock of the security situation and operational preparedness of field formations.
He also visited the recently detected tunnel site in the Samba area, officials said.
The detection of tunnel has averted major tragedy ahead of Shri Amarnath Ji pilgrimage. However, two militants had managed to infiltrate from Samba and carried out terror attack at Sunjuwan on April 22, just two days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. Both the militants were killed in five-hour long operation while a CISF ASI was martyred and 10 security personnel were injured.
Meanwhile, police and other security forces today launched a massive search operation along the International Border (IB) in Samba district to sanitize the border villages ahead of Amarnath Yatra next month.
The joint operation was carried out by police, Army, BSF and CRPF at village Glad and adjoining areas near the border fence, the officials said.
“The primary focus of the operation is on village Glad due to its close proximity to the border as well as (Jammu-Pathankot) National highway,” sources said.
They added that the coordinated effort of the security forces is to sanitize the border villages ahead of the upcoming events like Amarnath yatra which is scheduled to commence on June 30.
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