Search operation launched along border in Kathua

The Border Security Force (BSF) along with the J&K Police on Wednesday launched a search operation in Khanak village of Hiranagar sector in Kathua district along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan.

The operation was launched after an intelligence input regarding the presence of anti-national elements in the area that is dotted with thick vegetation.

“BSF Jammu, in coordination with personnel of the Border Police Post and J&K Police, carried out a joint search operation in the depth area of Khanak village in Kathua,” an official said.

He said that the operation was launched as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen security measures and ensure peace in the border region. Security personnel thoroughly inspected vulnerable pockets, pathways and surrounding areas to rule out any suspicious activity.

The official said that the search operation concluded peacefully, and security forces reaffirmed their commitment to safeguarding the region and ensuring public safety.

With the onset of winters, terrorists from Pakistan often try to sneak into this side of the border and further reach the high mountainous areas of the region. These terrorists are trained in subversive activities by Pakistan. Multiple encounters between security forces and terrorists have taken place in the higher reaches of Kathua district in the past one year.

As the fog has begun to set near the border fence, the BSF has deployed tactical instruments to detect the movement that are not visible to the naked eye. The security forces have also set up anti-drone technology at the border to detect and destroy the Pakistani drones used to send weapons and drugs inside the Indian side.