The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said it thwarted all infiltration attempts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir Frontier this year, with only four attempts reported so far.Of these, two were made before the Operation Sindoor and two after it. BSF also delivered a high-impact offensive through Operation Sindoor, whose first phase in May saw precision fire assaults on Pakistani posts and terror launch pads, inflicting heavy damage.
Inspector General (IG) Kashmir Frontier Ashok Yadav made these claims while addressing a press conference at the Humhama Headquarters on the occasion of the 61st Foundation Day of BSF. He said 13 infiltrators were involved in these infiltrations, of whom eight were neutralised by the Army and five were pushed back.The IG said that effective domination along the LoC in coordination with the Army contributed to the reduced number of attempts. “Four infiltration attempts were neutralised during his tenure in joint operations by the Army and BSF”.
“The year witnessed large number of operational achievements by the force, which were carried out in close coordination and synergy with the army and other sister agencies. BSF along with the army ensured an effective and impactful domination of the LoC, which led to neutralization of all the infiltration attempts made this year from the Kashmir Valley,” IG BSF said.
He said there has been no major change in the modus operandi of infiltration, except for the adoption of new routes. “the BSF’s G-branch intelligence setup has been generating regular inputs that are followed up jointly with the Army to counter infiltration attempts”.Yadav said that after the Pahalgam terror attack on tourists, specially trained BSF teams were deployed in the tourist resort of Gulmarg alongside Jammu and Kashmir Police to secure the popular tourist destination.He added that the BSF also played a major role in ensuring an incident-free Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra this year, providing security in Anantnag, Kulgam, Srinagar and Ganderbal districts.
On the emergence of “white-collar” terror module involving educated youths without any prior record, the IG said the trend is a growing concern and poses challenges in identification. “All security and intelligence agencies are working jointly to counter such networks and establish mechanisms to detect silent recruitment”.He said BSF has 13 companies deployed in the hinterland to support the Jammu and Kashmir Police. “Operations in the hinterland are conducted jointly with all security agencies, including monitoring of radicalisation hotspots and institutions flagged by BSF intelligence”.
Responding to a question on launching pads across the LoC, Yadav said intelligence inputs indicate that some launching pads have been shifted deeper to avoid being within the firing range of Indian security forces following the damage inflicted during Operation Sindoor.He said the operation has not been paused and the force remains prepared to respond to any misadventure from across the border.The IG said narco-terrorism remains a major concern, with attempts to push narcotics through LoC sectors such as Tangdar, both for financing terrorism and for addiction-driven destabilisation.
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