At Jammu Border, Round-The-Clock Vigilance After Uri Attack

Akhnoor, Kashmir : Days after the Uri attack, Jammu and Kashmir's border with Pakistan has turned a hive of activity, with the Border Security Personnel working round-the-clock to foil infiltration attempts.

Last week, 32-year-old Abdul Qayoom was arrested in the Akhnoor sector after he crossed into India. Though he was not carrying any weapons, the Sialkot resident said during interrogation that he has done arms training from a Lashkar camp in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir.

This year, 17 infiltration bids have been foiled and 31 infiltrators have been killed.

At the International Border in Akhnoor, BSF personnel work gruelling 20-hour shifts day. Their best friend is technology.

Night vision devices have proved highly effective in spotting infiltrators. A video shot by the BSF on a thermal imager in July in the Hirannagar sector shows militants and Pakistani rangers together on the Pakistani side of the border.

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As night sets in, the number of patrols increases. Nights are critical as militants cross over under the cover of darkness.

The jawans say after the Uri attack, there is a revamp of the security grid along the borders.

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"There are massive changes on the ground... we are alert and ready to face any situation and foil infiltration attempts," said BSF constable Pradeep Singh. "We are alert 24 hours, ready to face any eventuality and give an appropriate response," added Inspector Vijay Paul Singh of the BSF.

In the morning, the ambush team of the BSF will return to base and it will be time to start all over again. Protecting the borders is a commitment the jawans never fail to keep every single day so that India can be safe and secure.