Cross-border Infiltration

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in poll-bound Jharkhand apart from West Bengal in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals, official sources said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said peace can be established in West Bengal only when cross-border infiltration from Bangladesh stops.

Though cross-border infiltration is at its lowest this year, so far, security agencies have raised an alarm about an increase in activity at the Line of Control along Jammu and Kashmir's border districts of Rajouri and Poonch.

Security forces today carried out a massive search operation along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir to detect cross-border tunnels and prevent any infiltration attempts by terrorists during the Amarnath Yatra, officials said.

BSF on Wednesday detected a suspected underground cross-border tunnel in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, nearly a fortnight after security forces gunned down two suicide bombers of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit who had infiltrated from Pakistan.

Tighten the security along the Line Of Control to ensure zero cross-border infiltration, Home Minister Amit Shah stressed at a high-level security review meeting in Delhi on Friday.

Prolonged encounters, growing threat of radicalisation, killing of civilians, and an increase in cross-border infiltration - these were the key issues discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah in Srinagar today.

Incidents of ceasefire violations and cross-border firings along the Line of Control have shown the sharpest decline this year but officials said that Pakistan has started infiltration attempts and state-sponsored violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

A 150-metre tunnel constructed along the International Border (IB) to facilitate infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan was detected by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday visited a sensitive forward post at a height of over 12,000 feet along the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir's Keran sector that has been witnessing frequent incidents of unprovoked firing by Pakistan Army and cross-border infiltration bids by terrorists.

The Pakistan Army is making all efforts to help terrorists infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir under the cover of ceasefire violations, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Monday.

Tensions between India and Pakistan will abate only after Islamabad takes "meaningful action" against terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar who engage in cross-border infiltration, a top US diplomat said today.

The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched a massive operation along the 180-km International Border (IB) with Pakistan to detect underground, cross-border tunnels in view of possible infiltration attempts by terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday.

Cross-border terrorism originating from Pakistan remains a core concern for India, the government said on Wednesday, adding security forces have foiled 323 infiltration bids by terrorists from across the border last year.

Amid continuing cross-border firing and infiltration from Pakistan, India and Israel have discussed how to ensure foolproof security along the international border by using sophisticated technology, besides enhancing security cooperation, officials said.

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in poll-bound Jharkhand apart from West Bengal in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals, official sources said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said peace can be established in West Bengal only when cross-border infiltration from Bangladesh stops.

Though cross-border infiltration is at its lowest this year, so far, security agencies have raised an alarm about an increase in activity at the Line of Control along Jammu and Kashmir's border districts of Rajouri and Poonch.

Security forces today carried out a massive search operation along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir to detect cross-border tunnels and prevent any infiltration attempts by terrorists during the Amarnath Yatra, officials said.

BSF on Wednesday detected a suspected underground cross-border tunnel in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, nearly a fortnight after security forces gunned down two suicide bombers of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit who had infiltrated from Pakistan.

Tighten the security along the Line Of Control to ensure zero cross-border infiltration, Home Minister Amit Shah stressed at a high-level security review meeting in Delhi on Friday.

Prolonged encounters, growing threat of radicalisation, killing of civilians, and an increase in cross-border infiltration - these were the key issues discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah in Srinagar today.

Incidents of ceasefire violations and cross-border firings along the Line of Control have shown the sharpest decline this year but officials said that Pakistan has started infiltration attempts and state-sponsored violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

A 150-metre tunnel constructed along the International Border (IB) to facilitate infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan was detected by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday visited a sensitive forward post at a height of over 12,000 feet along the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir's Keran sector that has been witnessing frequent incidents of unprovoked firing by Pakistan Army and cross-border infiltration bids by terrorists.

The Pakistan Army is making all efforts to help terrorists infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir under the cover of ceasefire violations, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Monday.

Tensions between India and Pakistan will abate only after Islamabad takes "meaningful action" against terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar who engage in cross-border infiltration, a top US diplomat said today.

The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched a massive operation along the 180-km International Border (IB) with Pakistan to detect underground, cross-border tunnels in view of possible infiltration attempts by terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday.

Cross-border terrorism originating from Pakistan remains a core concern for India, the government said on Wednesday, adding security forces have foiled 323 infiltration bids by terrorists from across the border last year.

Amid continuing cross-border firing and infiltration from Pakistan, India and Israel have discussed how to ensure foolproof security along the international border by using sophisticated technology, besides enhancing security cooperation, officials said.