Guj on high alert after air strike in Pakistan

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat police issued a prime alert for state and the protection apparatus, including the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) have intensified patrolling along the land and sea borders of the state, following India's air strike towards terror camps in Pakistan.

The DGP cancelled the crime conference he had known as in Gandhinagar, directing all officers to go back to their jurisdictions. Trawlers on the prime seas were directed to go back nearer to the coast.

While chief minister Vijay Rupani and chief secretary J N Singh chaired separate meetings to study security measures, police in all districts but particularly those sharing borders with Pakistan, were directed to intensify patrolling and to paintings closely coordination with the Army, BSF and different agencies to forestall infiltration.

Defence sources said safety has been beefed up along the border and at all essential installations in Gujarat.

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani convened a gathering of best officers of departments such as the anti-terrorist squad, state intelligence bureau and police officers of districts bordering Pakistan. The assembly was attended by Dy CM Nitin Patel, MoS Home Pradipsinh Jadeja and best officers including the DGP, ATS IG, ACS Home and the manager secretary.

Chief secretary J N Singh convened a separate assembly of officers of the ICG and the BSF. While the ICG is the first line of defence along the coast, BSF guards the world border with Pakistan in Kutch and Banaskantha districts. The ICG has been direct to ensure that all Indian fishing vessels with regards to the International Maritime Boundary be directed to go back to Indian waters. Officials of the BSF additionally briefed the CS about deployment along the border.

BSF IG G S Malik said troops were on prime alert on both sea and land borders of Gujarat. "We have intensified patrolling in the creek area of Kutch, as many infiltrations attempts by Pakistani fishermen are made in the area," he added.

Top officers within the DGP's workplace said a special message has been sent to all district police chiefs and commissioners of police, to put their forces on a prime degree of alert and to maintain legislation and order in their jurisdictions.


"We have mobilized our intelligence network at places like hotels, guest houses, railway stations. Security and vigil at airports and bus stations has also been beefed up," said a senior police reputable. Gujarat was already on alert after an intelligence enter warned that Jaish-e-Muhammed operatives, including a person from Hyderabad and one particular person from Ahmedabad, are making plans suicide attacks in Gujarat. By Tuesday night time, police had intensified checking of cars in numerous districts.


In wake of the air strike on Tuesday, the umbrella organisation of fishermen in Gujarat issued a caution to contributors on the prime seas, particularly those with regards to the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). Manish Lodhari, secretary of the National Fishworkers' Forum, said fishermen close to the IMBL were directed to instantly return to the Dwarka coast.


Porbandar Boat Association president Bharat Modi said, "We have told our fishermen to inform security agencies about any suspicious activity."


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