Jammu border region vulnerable to infiltration: Govt

The Indo-Pak border in Jammu region is highly vulnerable to armed infiltration from Pakistan, the Rajya Sabha was informed on wednesday.

The Indo-Pak border in Jammu region is highly vulnerable to armed infiltration from Pakistan, the Rajya Sabha was informed on wednesday.

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Minister of state for home Mullappally Ramachandran said due to effective domination of Border Security Force(BSF) three years and the current year.

However, 111 people were apprehended along the border in te region till October 12 while they were trying to infiltrate into India, he said.

The Minister said a total of 289 infiltrators were apprehended by the border guarding force between 2009-11 along the Indo-Pak border.