A 400-metre long tunnel running between India and Pakistan was discovered by authorities on Sunday along the de facto border in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Samba district.
“We have discovered a tunnel running between Pakistan and India in Samba district,” the Press Trust of India quoted Israr Khan, the Senior Superintendent of Police in Samba, as saying.
The mysterious tunnel, the construction of which has not been attributed to anyone yet, was detected after the soil in an area near the Indian Border Security Force’s Chillayari outpost caved in at three separate points after rains.
“After the collapse, the area was dug out to determine why. But the authorities were surprised to find a tunnel,” the SSP said.
The tunnel, with a height and width of three feet, was running between Indian Kashmir’s Chillayari border outpost and Azad Kashmir’s Lambriyal border outpost, he said.
Dug at a depth of 25 feet below ground level, it was 400 metres long on the Indian side and appeared to be freshly constructed, the SSP said. “We are confirming whether the tunnel is operational or not.”
The police official said a local villager, Baldev Singh, working in the fields had observed the cave in and reported the matter to the BSF on finding the plastic pipe on Friday evening.
“A well planned tunnel was found on the border, which reportedly opens on other side of the border at Lambriyal post of Pakistan,” he added.
“The BSF men are on the job and during digging they also recovered some oxygen pipes from the tunnel.”
The Pakistani post is around 500 metres from the Chillayari post. “There is thick vegetation in that area and we cannot notice the activities going on across the fence,” an Indian Kashmir official said.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 29th, 2012.
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Send some pig from the tunnel on Indian side and see where they emerge from. Ask the Pakistan side to clear vegetation or India can use motion detectors to monitor the pigs emerging.
hindu terrorists dug it to visit hindu mandirs in pakistan !!!
@Aafaq: Gulam Kashmir,
@Student: lol..........then why will indian forces burst it.............
Indian OCCUPIED Kashmir
. May be this Tunnel has been dug by the "Non-Indians" to facilitate Indian Prime Minister Dr. M M Singh to travel to Pakistan during his ensuing Visit. . It would be a good idea if Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna uses this Tunnel to ensure it is safe for travel by Indian Prime Minister Dr. M M Singh. . Cheers
@Hegdefunder: "Do note that not a single Muslim in Mumbai wanted anything to do with burials too ! " They adamantly refused any ground for their burial!
@Dr.A.K.Tewari: "Why Indian army made it public . Let the terrorists come through it . You just put a trap there and bury them alive in the grave"
Sir, Indian Army does not need extra burden & expense of burying their dead, as they have already experianced this during Kargil and even the State of Maharastra has also had to do this for the Mumbai attackers. Do note that not a single Muslim in Mumbai wanted anything to do with burials too !
the tunnel is on indian side and has been built by india.in recent times i have read several news items which show that india is trying to infiltrate in palistan.pakistani diplomacy should use these news items to tell real face of india to the world.
Why Indian army made it public . Let the terrorists come through it . You just put a trap there and bury them alive in the grave .
Why a border when Kashmir on both sides? Tunnels are made where there is occupation repression. Look at history.
@afzaalkhan:
The border guards on the Indian side are incompetent, no doubt. The ones on the Pakistan side probably helped build it for their strategic assets.
lets find those people and give them contract of kishanganga project tunnel digging. apparently they work lot faster.
Also whatever happened to BSF's ground penetrating radars which were supposed to track any tunnels at the border?
When you deny people free travel across their own land, this will happen.
How incompetent both sides border gurads are I wonder after reading this
"The tunnel, with a height and width of three feet, was running between Indian Kashmir’s Chillayari border outpost and Azad Kashmir’s Lambriyal border outpost, he said."
We deny this also.
AHA! So this where India export their spies from.
That tunnel was on the Indian side of border. Near the Indian check Post, and everybody is blaming Pakistan for that. Come on be fair.
some people just come to defame Pakistan, comments against Pakistan than invite their friends and colleges, or may be walking around on different computers to Thumb Up!
Example: SouthEastAsian's lie has 10 Thumb Up till now and will get more!
This will be definitely exporting the spy's from india to pakistan.
@Aarvey,india: "The question is will the world buy Pakistani innocence"
That question, has already been answered. Thw Global Community takes evrything coming from Pakistan with large dose of Skepticism and that's increasing by day due to their Leader's irresponsible and inept statements in relation to everything & anything on daily baisis ! Their credibility is being questioned by every organisation from the IMF to NATO etc..
Indian 'Occupied' Kashmir
Pakistan has never lived up to its promise of not fomenting militancy across its borders. Whereas, India is doing its best to normalise its relations with Pakistan but the latter reciprocates by continuing its decades old policy of confrontation which would not help matters.
Vienna,July 29,2012 I know it.I was the work of Pakistan´s minority Hindu hooligans that dug the tunnel for making pilgrimage to Amarnath cave temple. Taravadu Taranga Trust for Media Monitoring TTTMM India --Kulamarva Balakrishna
Terrorism is a thriving industry in Pakistan. In fact it is the only industrial-scale activity left in Pakistan.
Whats the point of putting Lowari tunnel pic?
It is obvious that old habits die hard as far as Pakiistan is concerned. This subterfuge will go on while Pakistan tries to light up the halo around it's head and present itself as a very ' peace loving' country. The question is will the world buy Pakistani innocence?
that may be for illegal trade. not used by militants.
last time Vajpays visit pakistan offered kargil, this time ManMohans visit, offering tunnels.