Punjab Police and the BSF recovered five pistols, ammunition and 2.44 kg of heroin in separate joint operations in Ferozepur, intensifying efforts to crack down on cross-border drone-based smuggling.
In a major success against cross-border narcotics smuggling, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police have seized 27 kilograms of heroin in a joint operation conducted near the India-Pakistan international border.
The Border Security Force recovered a large cache of weapons, including an AK-47 rifle and 25 pistols, in Punjab's Amritsar district during an intelligence-based operation. An Indian national has been detained and is being questioned.
India is determined to have secure borders and will not compromise national security at any cost. Speeches of the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister during the recently concluded elections have highlighted this determination and resolve.
The group had been sheltering in the open near the zero line in the Berubari after efforts to facilitate their return to Bangladesh ran into difficulties.
Yadav told media persons in Budgam that two infiltration attempts were made before the Operation Sindoor and two after it.
These launchpads were destroyed during the ‘Operation Sindoor’ and have now been re-established at a distance from the borders with India, DIG BSF Vikram Kumar told media persons here.
On the basis of a specific tip-off, the by Field ‘G’ Team of BSF at Kishanganj apprehended an Indian national, Ratan Bishra, (23), a resident of Goalpokher post station in North Dinajpur, at IBBF gate while he was returning from his field situated ahead of fence, carrying bundle of dry branches of trees.
Amid rising political friction over alleged cross-border intrusion and unrest linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday visited the Hakimpur border in North 24-Parganas to take stock of the ground situation.
Speaking at the Border Security Force's diamond jubilee celebrations in Bhuj, Gujarat, the Union home minister said prevention of infiltration is crucial not only from the security point of view but also to save democracy.
