<p>Asserting that "infiltration and smuggling" were intentions behind digging a 400-mt-long tunnel from Pakistan side into India in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba sector, BSF today said a strong protest would be lodged with Islamabad with full evidence.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The objective must be to infiltrate people - that is what I suspect. Besides infiltration (of militants sitting on Pakistan side), smuggling of narcotics are objective of people on that side," Inspector General (IG), BSF Headquarters, New Delhi, S K Mishra told reporters here.<br /><br />Mishra, who led a team from Delhi for inspection of the site in Chachwal border hamlet close to three-tier fencing along International Border in Samba sector, said militants might have dug the tunnel for infiltration.<br /><br />"The purpose (of digging a tunnel into India from Pakistan) is known to everyone - to infiltrate and conduct smuggling from there," the IG BSF said.<br /><br />The tunnel was detected on July 28 after an area caved-in in a straight line at two-three places due to rains near the border fencing near Chillayari Border Out Post (BoP) of BSF along the International Border in Samba sector.<br /><br />The tunnel with a dimension of 3x3 feet is about 400 mt into Indian side from the IB, where pillars of demarcation stand. It is dug at a depth of 25 ft below the ground and also had a provision for air supply through a 2-inch pipe, Mishra said, adding, <br />"We are confirming whether the tunnel was made operational or opened up in this side."<br /><br />"We are looking into all aspects. The tunnel is 300 mt up to border fencing and 100 mt beyond the fencing into this side of the border," he said. Mishra said a "strong protest note with all available evidence" would be lodged with Pakistan. <br /></p>
<p>Asserting that "infiltration and smuggling" were intentions behind digging a 400-mt-long tunnel from Pakistan side into India in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba sector, BSF today said a strong protest would be lodged with Islamabad with full evidence.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The objective must be to infiltrate people - that is what I suspect. Besides infiltration (of militants sitting on Pakistan side), smuggling of narcotics are objective of people on that side," Inspector General (IG), BSF Headquarters, New Delhi, S K Mishra told reporters here.<br /><br />Mishra, who led a team from Delhi for inspection of the site in Chachwal border hamlet close to three-tier fencing along International Border in Samba sector, said militants might have dug the tunnel for infiltration.<br /><br />"The purpose (of digging a tunnel into India from Pakistan) is known to everyone - to infiltrate and conduct smuggling from there," the IG BSF said.<br /><br />The tunnel was detected on July 28 after an area caved-in in a straight line at two-three places due to rains near the border fencing near Chillayari Border Out Post (BoP) of BSF along the International Border in Samba sector.<br /><br />The tunnel with a dimension of 3x3 feet is about 400 mt into Indian side from the IB, where pillars of demarcation stand. It is dug at a depth of 25 ft below the ground and also had a provision for air supply through a 2-inch pipe, Mishra said, adding, <br />"We are confirming whether the tunnel was made operational or opened up in this side."<br /><br />"We are looking into all aspects. The tunnel is 300 mt up to border fencing and 100 mt beyond the fencing into this side of the border," he said. Mishra said a "strong protest note with all available evidence" would be lodged with Pakistan. <br /></p>