Bhaderwah/Jammu, Sep 10: Counter-infiltration measures have been put in place along the borders to ensure that militants don’t infiltrate and disturb the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, a top BSF officer said on Tuesday.
He said the BSF is capable of dealing with any situation and will play its role in ensuring the conduct of free and fair elections.
Referring to recent terror incidents in Doda and Kishtwar districts, the BSF officer said the commanders on the ground are aware of some incidents and are conducting their activities in a tactical way to sanitise the whole area, and “I am hopeful that no untoward incident will happen during elections”.
Earlier, the BSF IG reviewed election security at a meeting with 20 commanding officers of the force whose units are deployed across all the three districts, informing that traces of militancy were found in this area in the recent past.
“They (militants) are not in large numbers but since the area has vast forest cover, they are getting an opportunity to survive,” he said, asking his men to be alert and foil any nefarious design of the militants.
