Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: The Border Security Force (BSF) was examining video recording of its Night Vision Devices installed along the International Border (IB) especially in Hiranagar sector to ascertain whether three foreign militants, who had struck at Tarnah bridge near Dayala Chak and Janglote area in Kathua district on March 28 had infiltrated into this side the same night.
Reliable sources said that the BSF experts were closely viewing the footage of Night Vision Cameras installed all along the IB, which have proved very useful in spotting movement of the infiltrators. However, on the intervening night of March 27 and 28, the BSF jawans hadn’t observed any movement of the infiltrators through the Night Vision Cameras.
However, sources didn’t rule out “element of laxity” but said entire IB leading to Tarnah bridge is “well guarded”.
“The element of laxity can be there but the IB leading to Tarnah bridge is well guarded by the BSF jawans round-the-clock,” they said.
The recovery of some Pakistan made drugs including a strip of strepsils, few pains killers and fresh cooked eatables also indicated that the militants had infiltrated only few hours back. The Pakistani drugs pointed out that they had come from Pakistan, sources said but added that the route taken by the militants still remained a mystery.
It may be mentioned here that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had also indicated infiltration by the militants from across the border by asking the BSF to plug the gaps on the border.
Sources said RAW Commissioner for Jammu and Kashmir Abhijeet Haldar has also undertaken a visit to the International Border in Hiranagar sector on a fact finding mission and ascertain details of the incident including whether it was the fresh infiltration attempt or the militants had sneaked earlier.
Sources pointed out that Tarnah Nullah is directly linked to the International Border with a distance of about eight kilometers and the possibility of their infiltration from the IB is not ruled out completely though the BSF has so far maintained that their Night Vision Devices hadn’t indicated movement of the militants on the intervening night of March 27 and 28 but added that footage of the Devices is being pursued minutely.
Sources, however, maintained that if the militants had infiltrated anywhere from Hiranagar sector, their movement would be caught on the Night Vision Devices and footage can be retrieved.
Meanwhile, cyber experts of police were also trying to retrieve the data from Global Positioning System (GPS) recovered from the militants. The militants had damaged the GPS before being killed. Police said if the data was retrieved from the GPS, it would become easy for them to ascertain the route taken by the militants in reaching Tarnah bridge, where they had hijacked Bolero to reach Army camp at Janglote in Kathua district.
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