Jammu: Even as the operation to dig open the 400-mt-long tunnel along the Indo-Pak border in Samba district was in full swing, a top BSF official on Sunday said the trench smacked of a “new way of infiltration.”
“This is a new way of infiltration,” DIG Jammu Frontiers NS Jamwal said. Jamwal, visited the spot for on spot assessments and went inside the tunnel along with DIG BSF J S Oberoi.
Speaking to reporters, Jamwal said the use of oxygen pipes inside the tunnel indicated that the tunnel had been dug with “proper planning and in a sophisticated way.” Adding, exit of the tunnel has not been detected so far.
“The tunnel was part of a very deliberate attempt, executed through proper planning including the use of oxygen,” Jamwal said.
BSF has not asked for a flag meeting with the Rangers so far.
BSF troops are using more dozers and men to find out the origin of the tunnel towards the Indo-Pak border. “The operation is going on in full swing.
More dozers and men are working uncover the tunnel into India from Pakistan. It will take some time to dug the entire tunnel,” a senior BSF officer told PTI. A team of senior officers from New Delhi will visit the spot to have a look at the cross-border tunnel.
Authorities had detected the 400-meter tunnel into India from Pakistan along Indo-Pak Border in Samba district on Saturday.
The tunnel was detected after an area caved in a straight line at two three places due to rains near Chillayari Border Out Post (BoP) of BSF along International Border (IB) in Samba sector. It was discovered accidentally by a farmer of Chachwal village of Samba. (PTI)
