The arms, ammunition and explosive recovered during the search operation include three remote controlled IEDs, as many detonators, 3 explosive bottles, one bundle of Cordtex wire, two timers of IEDs, one pistol, two magazines, six grenades and 70 rounds.
ED on Saturday arrested Hawala dealer Enamul Haque in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to cattle smuggling across the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal.
Bhuwan Chandra Joshi, who joined the BSF on October 5, 1987, has rendered service in militancy-hit areas, deployed mainly in CI (OPS).
The incident took place about 200 metres inside the Indian territory at around 1:40 am near border post Nawada in Malda district of the state.
BSF said that the drone returned to the Pakistan side of the border after officers fired to bring it down.
The Border Security Force (BSF) has shot down a drone along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, the force said on Saturday.
"Instead of doing the Bhangra all day CM Punjab should advice his home minister to get active and come out of denial mode," Amarinder Singh said in a tweet.
While in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam, the BSF jurisdiction was enhanced from 15 km to 50 km, in Gujarat, which shares its borders with Pakistan, the limit was reduced from 80 km to 50 km, while in Rajasthan, it was kept unchanged at 50 km.
The Centre had recently amended the BSF Act to authorize the force to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a larger 50 km stretch, instead of 15 km, from the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam.
The suspected Paki intruder identified himself as Mohammad Ahmar. He was caught by a BSF patrol Saturday night.
He will proceed to Jaipur later in the day to address the BJP state working committee meeting.
According to the BSF Punjab Frontier, the Pakistani national had crossed the international border and was detained by the BSF troops on Friday (Nov 26).
NSA Ajit Doval pointed out that wars have ceased to become an effective tool for achieving political or military objectives.
The Centre had last month amended the BSF Act to authorise the border guarding force to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a 50 km stretch, up from the existing 15 km, from the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam.
Constable Randeep Singh said to ANI, "It is the love of this nation due to which we are able to celebrate Diwali here. We hope that a great atmosphere prevails in a country. It will lead to progress. People here are my family."
The BJP-led central government had amended the BSF Act to authorize the force to undertake search, seizure, and arrest within a larger 50 km stretch, instead of 15 km, from the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam. Banerjee, however, said the state has no problems in the border areas.
The day-long commemoration event will be held at the National Police Memorial (NPM) on October 23 in central Delhi's Chanakyapuri area.
Amarinder Singh also slammed Congress leader Pargat Singh for saying that the former was in the BJP while he was also heading the Congress in the state, and said that this move was 'heights of irresponsibility'.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is meeting former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh at his farmhouse, in Siswan, Mohali.
The Punjab government took strong exception to the Centre's reported move of empowering the BSF to carry out searches and make arrests up to an area of 50 km from the international border.
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