Srinagar, 24-Jan;Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF) Kashmir frontier Raja Babu Singh Monday said that post ceasefire agreement last year, the overall situation on Kashmir LoC remained peaceful but the fresh intelligence inputs suggest that 104 to 135 militants are ready to sneak into this side.Addressing the annual conference at BSF headquarters at Humhama, the IG BSF for Kashmir Frontier said that there are also reports that some guides have crossed over to the other side of the LoC. “Their movement is being tracked and their families are under constant watch of security agencies. The primary job of the guide is to bring groups of militants along,” the IG BSF said.Asked about the narcotic smuggling via LoC, the IG BSF said that last year 17.3 kg heroin worth Rs 88 Crore were seized on the LoC by BSF and all efforts are being made to foil bids aimed at transporting narcotics from LoC. He said that Taliban takeover in Afghanistan last year hasn’t affected J-K in any form so far, but “security agencies are monitoring situation closely.”Replying to a query of drone threats on LoC, the IG BSF said that it guards 96 kms of LoC in Kashmir and the drone threat was real. “We are procuring our own drones to counter the drone threat. Besides, a series of measures are in place to deal with drone threats,” he said.”(CNS)
