Guwahati: Frontier Guwahati BSF has launched regional dominance with intelligence input along Indo-Bangladesh after its jurisdiction is extended to 50 km from the international border.
“We are expanding our jurisdiction.
In terms of intelligence, we must complete and dominate the jurisdiction area, which has been expanded by the Center,” Inspector General BSF Guwahati Frontier, Sanjay Singh Gehlot, said on Thursday.
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He said the BSF role would basically search and capture illegal infiltrators.
Even when the opposition has attacked in the middle for allegedly weakening the role of the state police in the border area by expanding the operation in the BSF, Gehlot told the media here that the state police continue to have full jurisdiction to international borders.
“Territorial jurisdiction changes are only related to the strength given to BSF under the 1973 criminal procedure code, passport (entering India) of Act, 1920 and Passport Act 1967 where we can search, seize and capture.
Our role will basically be limited In infiltrators that have disturbed in countries, “said Gehlot.
He said the extension of the jurisdiction had begun to apply immediately after the related notification was published, changing territorial jurisdiction vide notifications on October 11.
“BSF does not have the power of investigations such as the police and has no power to register FIR or to register investigations.
Every seizure or concern made by BSF must be submitted to the State Police …
State police have full jurisdiction of international limits,” Gehlot clarified.