BSF detects tunnel in Kathua, 4th in 6 months

Jammu, January 23 (HS): Security forces have failed another infiltration bid along the International Border by detecting a tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Saturday, second within few days. Officials said on specific intelligence inputs BSF detects another tunnel in the area of Pansar, Kathua in the series of anti tunneling drive in the wee hours of today. The tunnel has been detected between Border Post number 14 and 15. Pakistan BOPs are Abhiyal Dogra and Kingre-de-kothe (Sakargarh). The tunnel is approx 150 Meters long and 30 Feet deep. BSF troops dug it out during their continued and persistent effort. It is pertinent to mention here that BSF had shot down a Pakistani Hexacopter carrying load of weapons and ammunition in June 2020 in the same area whereas BSF troops had also foiled an infiltration bid in the same area in November 2019 wherein BSF troops had fired upon the party trying to infiltrate into India. Reports said the tunnel detected today is the 4th one detected in the last 6 months in the Samba, Hiranagar and Kathua area and the 10th overall in Jammu Region.