BSF foils Pakistani attempt to infiltrate Indian territory ahead of Republic Day

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India's Border Security Force (BSF) today detected a key tunnel along the international border with Pakistan in Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir that may have been used by terrorists, officials said.</p>
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This is the fourth tunnel detected by the BSF in last six months in Samba, Hiranagar and Kathua area and 10th in the Jammu region.</p>
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"On specific intelligence, troops of BSF detected a 150m long and 30 ft deep tunnel today (Saturday) during an anti-tunnelling drive in area of Pansar, Jammu," BSF said.</p>
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With the detection of the tunnels the BSF troopers foiled the designs of Pakistan to infiltrate Indian territory.</p>
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Sources said that there have been regular inputs about presence of terrorists in Pakistan border villages desperately seeking infiltration into Indian territory but the ever-vigilant BSF troops have foiled these desperate attempts.</p>
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In view of security scenario on International Border of Jammu region, the BSF has taken various innovative measures to ensure foolproof security after assessment of various threats from Pakistan side.</p>
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In this process, all along the International Border, anti-tunnelling exercise has been carried out regularly by the BSF.</p>
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<em>(with inputs from agencies)</em></p>
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