Tunnel from Pakistan to push in militants: BSF

“We were carrying out our regular clearing operations, done monthly, when we found a well-constructed tunnel,” Inspector General of BSF, Jammu Frontier, Rakesh Sharma said, noting that it was being dug with JCB machine. 

“It was aimed at pushing in militants into Jammu region,” he told reporters here. Terming Thursday’s detection a major success, the IG said if not detected in time, Pakistan would have succeeded in pushing in ‘fidayeen’ and other militants inside Indian territory. 

“Pakistan was objecting to our efforts to clear grass as it was anticipating that BSF would be able to detect the tunnel. We resisted Pakistan’s attempts and went ahead with clearance operation during which the tunnel was found,” Sharma said.