Kashmiris returning from Pakistan detained; Union Home Secretary reviews security situation of Jammu and Kashmir; LoC to get new fencing
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    • According to reports, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have detained twenty four Kashmiris, including women and children, who were trying to enter India through the Indo-Nepal border. Those arrested are residents of Kupwara and Baramulla districts of North Kashmir and they were returning from Pakistan Administered Kashmir. According to police, these people would be booked under the Egress and Internal Movement Control Act (EIMCA) ahead of their release.1

    In another development, Union Home Secretary RK Singh, who arrived on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on 24th August, said that presence of more tunnels along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan cannot be ruled out and the security agencies were on alert to thwart any infiltration bid. The Home Secretary held a detailed review meeting with BSF, Intelligence, police and civil administration officials to ascertain the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Home Secretary also visited various forward areas including Suchetgarh, Pallanwala. Arnia, Abdullian and Chechwal. It was in Chechwal where the 500-metre tunnel was found on July 28, 2012. 2

    In other developments, according to reports, in a bid to curb infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir, the Government is mulling erection of a new all-weather fence along Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan that can even withstand the harshest snow conditions. This proposal was discussed during the visit of Union Home Secretary R K Singh. The Union Home Secretary R K Singh along with Director General of Police Ashok Prasad and army officers visited Cheema Post in Gulmarg sector of North Kashmir. It would be worth noting that every year nearly 83 kilometers of 740 kilometers of the fencing along the LoC especially in North Kashmir’s Gurez, Karnah, Kupwara and Gulmarg sectors is damaged which allows militants to infiltrate into the Kashmir Valley and other parts of the state. The Home Secretary was given an extensive presentation during his visit for having a permanent fence which could withstand all weather conditions. The Home Secretary, according to the sources, appreciated the idea and said that he would send a team of engineers for working on the feasibility report for the project even though the army showed some reservations about the same. 3

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