BSF Launches “Operation Alert” Along Indo-Pak Border In J&K To Curb Infiltration Of Terrorists

The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched “Operation Alert” along the 200 km-long International Border in Jammu and Kashmir to curb the increase in infiltrating terrorists from Pakistan, reports PTI.

“There are inputs that there is movement of militants and accordingly, we have declared ‘Ops Alert’ on the border,” Inspector General of BSF, Jammu Frontier, Ram Awatar told reporters today (4 January).

The BSF gave a military send off in honour of late Head Constable Radha Pada Hazara by organising a wreath-laying ceremony at the Frontier headquarters. Hazara was killed after Pakistan rangers fired snipers along the border in the Samba sector yesterday (4 December).

Dr S P Vaid, Director General of Police (Jammu and Kashmir) and Dr S D Singh, Inspector General of Police Dr S D Singh attended the ceremony along with Awatar and other senior officers and Jawans.

“It is because of that alertness, that they have acted like that (resorting to sniper firing). The moral of the BSF is high and will continue to remain high,” the IG said. He added that the effort of the BSF was to maintain peace along the border, but Pakistan didn’t comply.

Speaking about the incident, he said, “this jawan was performing duty at a forward post and there were four to five rounds of fire from Pakistan and one of them hit him”.

He added, “It was followed by automatic weapon fire. After getting intimation the neighbouring mounts retaliated back and solid response was given by the BSF in which Pakistan has suffered large human and property loss”.

Pakistani posts were destroyed and the infrastructure in those posts has also been damaged.

“There was movement under thick cover of fog and one intruder was spotted well inside Indian territory and he was fired upon and shot dead. He was resident of Sialkot district (of Pakistan). It was an infiltration attempt,” the officer said.