BSF on high alert after ‘suspicious movement’
JAMMU : A high alert has been sounded by the Border Security Force (BSF) all along the 198 km long international border in Jammu region on Monday after a movement by a group of three to four suspected terrorists was observed in a seasonal rivulet in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district late on Sunday night.
“On the intervening night of May 13 and 14 around 12:15am, the 173rd battalion of the BSF noticed a suspicious movement of three to four suspected terrorists, who were in combat fatigues and with backpacks, in Tarnah Nullah near Bobiya and Londi border outposts of the BSF,” said an intelligence official.
“It seems there was an infiltration attempt. The troops and local police have been put on a high alert and special nakas established,” he added.
Army troops along with sniffer dogs have also been pressed into service in Tarnah Nullah to locate suspected intruders. Tarnah Nullah, a seasonal rivulet, has been the preferred route of infiltration for Pakistani ultras.
BSF Jammu frontier inspector general Ram Awatar, who rushed to Hiranagar to supervise the search operations and assess the situation, said, “Late last night, a BSF man on duty, saw a suspicious movement and immediately alerted all the neighbouring border outposts. Army and police were also informed about it.”