BSF has a Pakistani goat problem in Rajasthan’s Barmer
In July, some 300-odd goats slipped into India from a slit in the fence that separates India and Pakistan. But Pakistan is learnt to have refused to take back the livestock, putting the BSF in a spot.
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The force also unsuccessfully tried to enlist non-government organisations to help them with the task.
For the last few days, troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Rajasthan’s Barmer are on the horns of a dilemma – how to deal with the Pakistani 300-odd goats that had crossed over into the Indian border.
According to security sources, the goats had slipped into the Indian side through a gap on the fence that forms the international border between India and Pakistan on July 20. While the BSF upped its vigilance on the border and contacted Pakistan Rangers – the country’s paramilitary force that guards its borders – the authorities on the other side have not shown any signs of taking the goats back, it has been learnt.
“We had complained to the Pakistan rangers in the past that shepherds graze their goats near the border but they didn’t take any action. Recently, the goats crossed the border through a slit in the fence,” a BSF personnel said on the condition of anonymity, adding that currently, the BSF is taking care of the goats with the help of some villagers.
The force also unsuccessfully tried to enlist non-government organisations to help them with the task.
This puts the BSF in conundrum – what to do with the livestock. According to sources, the force will once again try to contact Pakistan Rangers to persuade them to take the goats back. Failing that, however, the livestock will be sent to the place where all illega contraband seized from the borders go – the customs department.
The department will then auction the goats in the market, the BSF official said.
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