Jalandhar: Two days after the punjab assembly passed the resolution against the increase in BSF jurisdiction from 15 km in the border, Punjab Frontier BSF Inspector General Sonali Mishra on Saturday tried to eliminate worries and denied state police.
He also said that in the year the BSF troops had seen 45 drones flying from across the temporary border in 2019, they saw 12 drones and in 2020 their number was 32.
In a press conference at BSF Punjab Frontier Headquarters here he also said that drones Fly from Pakistan because of smuggling and in the year BSF troops have seen 45 drones flying from across the temporary border in 2019, they saw 12 drones and in 2020 their number was 32.
He refused to say anything at the assembly resolution or statement by Punjab CM and Home Minster but say that the increase in jurisdiction will only help for quick reactions from BSF whenever needed and the rest of the work must be carried out by the police punjab while being carried out before.
From the details given by him, he also appeared that under the BSF criminal procedure code had been given strength for the first time.
He said that since 1969, BSF was given the power of arrest, search, and confiscation under the 1967 Foreign Act, the Foreign Act (Entering India) Act 1920, Customs, NDPS Law, ARM was extended to 15 km in Punjab Almost 15 km bordering.
“Now the central government has issued three notices on October 11 with the provisions of the 1973 CRPC, passport (entry to India) Act 1920 and Passport Act 1967 uniformly expanding BSF’s jurisdiction in a 50 km belt and changes above the territorial jurisdiction related to only for powers toggle On BSF Under CRPC, passport (entered India), 1920 and Passport Act 1967.
In fact, BSF territorial jurisdiction under the 1985 ACT NDPS, Act Act 1959 and Customs Act 1962 remained the same which was 15 km with the previously notified in Punjab, ” He said.
“BSF does not have the power of the police, because it does not have the power to register FIR or to conduct an investigation.
Every seizure or concern that is made must be submitted to state police or other law enforcement agencies.
The state police jurisdiction continues to the limit,” he said.
“We will continue to praise, help and strengthen state police as they have done before.
There is always a very good coordination between state police and BSF,” added IG Mishra.
About seeing drones, he said, their sightings began in 2019 and BSF troops could see and hear noise sounds and blinking lights from drones also helped spots.
“But now their height is increasing and the flashing light is also closed.
Now the appearance or hearing their voices is difficult,” he said, adding “anti-drone technology solutions being worked on.” He also clarified that drones were only sent at night.
Punjab Frontier IG said that their officers had marked the problem in their meeting with the Paccistan Rangers and also wrote a protest about drones.
Asked whether there was a gap between their sightings and what was claimed by the police Punjab, he said there were only a few examples in the Amritsar sector and one about the recovery of dirt by state police in the border.
He also said that there were two examples, including where their troops recovered six kg of heroin fell from the drone, where BSF managed to get a drone footprint.
He holds that the GPS system is being used in drones and this can return quickly after falling.
Asked that Deputy Minister of Punjab and Interior Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that it was a failure of BSF if the drone could fly inside, he said that he would not respond to any statement but BSF did not fail because they had seen drones and them.
immediately told the police too.
Asked that Punjab CM Chararjit Singh Channi said that he had urged the Minister of Home Affairs to seal the international border, he said, “the border was completely sealed.” He denied the suggestion that the border was porous.
In particular, in the State Assembly also Channi has confirmed that he has urged the Union Ministers to close the border but they increase BSF’s jurisdiction.