BSF detects underground tunnel along International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, second within 10 days

Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday detected a second underground tunnel constructed by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district to facilitate the infiltration of terrorists, a spokesperson of the border guarding force said. This is the second such structure found in 10 days. The secret tunnel was detected during an anti-tunneling operation in the border outpost (BOP) Pansar area of Hiranagar sector, opposite Abhiyal-Dogra and Kingre-de-Kothe in Shakargarh, the spokesperson said. This is the second underground tunnel detected by BSF personnel in the Hiranagar sector during the past 10 days, fourth in the past six months along the International Border (IB) in Samba and Kathua districts, and 10th in the past decade. On 13 January, a 150-metre-long tunnel was detected in Bobiyaan village in the same sector. The spokesperson said the latest tunnel was unearthed on a specific intelligence input in the early hours of the day during the anti-tunnelling drive. “The tunnel is about 150 metres long and 30 feet deep with about three feet diameter,” he said, adding that the BSF had shot down a Pakistani Hexacopter carrying loads of weapons and ammunition in June 2020 in the same area besides foiling an infiltration bid by terrorists in November 2019.