New Delhi: The Border Security Forces (BSF) on Saturday detected an underground 20-feet deep and 150-metre long tunnel near the international border in Samba district’s Bengalad area in Jammu and Kashmir.
As per the military officials, the force has launched a major search operation in the area to look for other such hidden structures.
BSF Director General Rakesh Asthana has directed his frontier commanders to ensure that the anti-infiltration grid is intact and there are no gaps along this front, they added.
As per the reports, some sandbags with markings ‘Shakkergarh’ and ‘Karachi’, cities in Pakistan were also found from the spot.
The nearest Pakistani post across the border was nearly 400 metres from the tunnel, officials added.
The tunnel was unearthed after BSF got suspicious after noticing the sinking of the earth at some places due to the recent incessant rains.
The officers immediately called for the earth moving machine to unearth the tunnel after the spot inspection revealed that there is a tunnel beneath the soil.
The tunnel, as per sources, has a depth of about 20 feet at the opening and has been located near the “whaleback” border post of the BSF.
