SRINAGAR, July 28: A 400-metre long tunnel has been discovered at the border between India and Pakistan in Samba district of the Jammu and Kashmir state which, authorities say, could have been possibly used by militants to infiltrate into this side of the territory.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Samba) Israr Khan said on Saturday that the tunnel was detected after an area caved-in at two or three places due to rains near the Chillayari Border Out Post (BOP) of the Border Security Force (BSF).
“After the cave-in, the area was dug out to know the reason. But, the authorities were surprised to find a tunnel,” SSP Khan was quoted by wire agencies as saying.
Khan said it was not yet confirmed whether the tunnel was operational or not.
The tunnel, with a dimension of 3×3 ft. runs between Chillayari BOP and Pakistan’s Numberiyal BOP, he said.
Dug at a depth of 25-ft below the ground level the tunnel measures 400 metres on the Indian side.
The tunnel also has a two-inch pipe inside for supply of oxygen.
