BSF recovers Pak drone in Punjab’s Tarn Taran

28 Feb 2024

The Border Security Force (BSF) in Punjab detected the movement of a suspected drone on Wednesday morning in Tarn Taran district, as stated by the BSF. The drone was found during a joint search operation with the Punjab police in a farming field near Kalash Havelian village. According to the...

BSF recovers IED dropped by drone in Kathua district near Indo-Pak border

22 Feb 2024

The Border Security Force (BSF) announced on Thursday that it had discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) dropped by a drone in Kathua district. According to the BSF statement, troops spotted drone activity in Manihari village during the early hours of the day. "At approximately 12:45 AM on 22 Feb...

BSF apprehends a Pakistani national in Punjab’s Gurdaspur

17 Feb 2024

The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a Pakistani national along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur on Saturday, the BSF said. According to police, the Pakistani national crossed the international boundary and entered Indian territory near the village Thakurpur in Gurdaspur district. The forward-deployed BSF forces stationed along the border...

BSF troops seize 8.39 kg gold worth Rs 5.29 crore within two days

24 Jan 2024

According to a BSF statement, the South Bengal Frontier BSF troops made two significant gold seizures in the last two days, taking away 8.39 kg of gold valued at Rs 5.29 crore. According to the official statement, the watchful jawans of Border Outpost Vijaypur, 32 Battalion, BSF, carried out a...

BSF apprehends 744 people, including 112 Rohingyas, in 2023 at the Tripura border

02 Jan 2024

In 2023, the Border Security Force (BSF) arrested 744 individuals who were attempting to enter India illegally from Bangladesh via the International Border in Tripura. 112 Rohingya illegal migrants (RIMs), 337 citizens of Bangladesh, and 295 Indians were among those who were taken into custody during various operations. According to...

Punjab: 100 Pak drones shot down this year, according to BSF

26 Dec 2023

The Border Security Force (BSF) announced on Tuesday that, to date, its soldiers have either successfully shot down or recovered 100 Pakistani drones that were being used to smuggle weapons, ammunition, and drugs into Indian territory. According to the BSF, it has developed a "three-pronged strategy" to try and stop...

BSF foils smuggling attempt, 3 arrested

25 Dec 2023

Authorities said on Monday that the Border Security Force (BSF) stopped three smugglers who were attempting to escape with the shipment of heroin and stopped an attempted smuggling operation in Amritsar, Punjab. Officials from the BSF reported that 525 grams of heroin had been recovered in total from the smugglers....

Tripura Police arrest man with heroin worth Rs 40 lakh

21 Dec 2023

An official stated that in the North Tripura district, Tripura Police apprehended a man in possession of heroin valued at Rs 40 lakh. In the Karimganj district, the accused, Rashid Ahmed, lived in the Patharkandi neighborhood. As stated by Bhanupada Chakraborty, Superintendent of Police (SP), "Police Inspector Shuburanjan Dey in...

BSF Recovers China-Made Drone Near Punjab’s Ferozepur District

09 Dec 2023

The Border Security Force (BSF) discovered a China-made drone near Maboke village in Punjab's Ferozepur district, as reported by the BSF Punjab Frontier in a press release on Saturday. According to the official statement, on December 8, 2023, at approximately 10:10 p.m., the BSF intercepted the movement of a suspected...

Maximum number of BSF employees choosing voluntary retirement, followed by CRPF employees: Govt

06 Dec 2023

As of right now in 2023, at least 4127 members of the Border Security Force and 2572 members of the Central Reserve Police Force have chosen to voluntarily retire from their positions, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. The Rajya Sabha was informed by Union Minister of State for Home...