NEW DELHI: Sashastra Seema Bal will soon raise a full-fledged combat intelligence wing comprising around 1,000 personnel in order to better secure the “sensitive” and porous borders of Nepal and Bhutan.
SSB, which mans the 1,751-km-long Nepal border and 699-km-long Bhutan border, has also seized fake currency with face value of Rs 6.45 lakh from areas on Nepal frontier post demonetisation.
SSB Director General Archana Ramasundaram, interacting with media persons here before the 53rd Raising Day of the force on December 19, said the paramilitary force has sent a proposal to the Government to raise close to 1,000 personnel as part of its maiden combatised intelligence network that it wants to deploy on these borders.
The force, till now, used to rely on its non-combatised officials and regular troops for this task at these two borders.
“The border (Nepal) is very sensitive and the influence of elements of various types in these areas have mushroomed …We have proposed to have our full-fledged intelligence wing in the force. The proposal has been sent to the Home Ministry,” the DG said when asked a question on increasing Chinese activities in Nepal. (AGENCIES)
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