Intel agencies alert BSF to intrusion bids during cyclone

The BSF has deployed more hands at the areas that are most likely to get affected by the cyclone.

With the threat of cyclone ‘Nilofar’ hitting the coasts of Gujarat, the intelligence agencies have alerted the Border Security Force (BSF) for suspected intrusions from Pakistan during the cyclone.

The Gujarat Frontier of the BSF, that also has it’s jurisdiction till Barmer district in Rajasthan, has been asked to increase the strength of jawaans at the borders. The intelligence agencies have received inputs that intruders across the border may take advantage of the dust storms and wind during the cyclone to enter into the Indian territory from Kutch.

A senior BSF officer said, “The Centre has expressed threat of suspected intrusions and shared inputs of intruders’ plans to enter the country during the storm and bad weather. The jawans have been posted across the border and spread across the district to ensure there is no space for any intrusion.”

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The BSF has doubled up strength of jawaans at the outposts, creek areas, and deployed more hands at the areas that are most likely to get affected by the cyclone. The intelligence agencies also received inputs that the intruders are expected to enter other cities and districts disguised as displaced victims. The BSF jawaans and border range district police in Gujarat have been asked to check identities of each affected or displaced person in Gujarat before shifting them for rehabilitation or camps or any secured place.

Besides the jawaans of the BSF, the jawaans from the Army stationed in these districts for relief operations have been also alerted to keep watch on intruders who might use fake identities of locals or jawaans to enter into the Indian borders during the crisis.

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