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Tunnel from Pakistan found near border in Kashmir
Saturday July 28, 2012 10:29:38 PM,
IANS
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Jammu: An "under
construction" tunnel originating from the Pakistani side of the
international border in Jammu and Kashmir has been discovered near
an army post in Samba district, police said Saturday.
Senior Superintendent of Police Israr Khan said that a stretch of
sunken earth was detected by a farmer Friday near Chinari border
post of India, close to the border fence, some 55 km south of
Jammu.
"We reported the matter to the Border Security Force and got the
area dug today (Saturday)," he said.
According to the SSP, after digging about 25 feet deep "a tunnel
facing the Pakistan side was discovered".
Khan said the "tunnel is three feet in height and three feet in
diameter and has pipes for oxygen running along its length. It
appears that the tunnel is about 400-500 metres" long.
The tunnel runs below the fence built on the Indian territory to
prevent infiltration from Pakistan.
"Our assessment is that this tunnel is under construction," Khan
said.
Pakistani post Lambryal is about 500 metre from the Indian Chinari
Post. "There is thick vegetation and forest in that area and we
cannot notice the activities going on across the fence," said an
official.
Khan said more details would be known after the matter was
investigated by all agencies but prima facie it appears to be made
"to facilitate infiltration and smuggle in arms and ammunition".
The Indian security agencies have been claiming that the stepped
up vigil on frontiers and the deterrence in the form of the
fencing had reduced infiltration from Pakistan.
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