India lodges protest over secret tunnel between AJK, Indian Kashmir: Report
A protest note also handed over to Pakistani authorities at a flag meeting in Jammu, says report.
India lodged a “strong protest” with Pakistan over a secret tunnel recently discovered along the international border of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Indian Kashmir, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported on Tuesday.
The report quoted a senior Border Security Force official who confirmed that a protest has been lodged with Pakistani Rangers, and a protest note with evidence was also handed over to Pakistani authorities at a flag meeting in the Jammu district.
Last week, a PTI report had claimed that a 400-metre long tunnel was discovered by authorities along the Samba district.
Senior Superintendent of Police in Samba Israr Hussain had said that 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.
The police official had 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.
The report quoted a senior Border Security Force official who confirmed that a protest has been lodged with Pakistani Rangers, and a protest note with evidence was also handed over to Pakistani authorities at a flag meeting in the Jammu district.
Last week, a PTI report had claimed that a 400-metre long tunnel was discovered by authorities along the Samba district.
Senior Superintendent of Police in Samba Israr Hussain had said that 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.
The police official had 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.