BSF Finds Tunnel Suspected of Smuggling Cattle
Apr 26, 2017, 15:56 IST
The tunnel was found in north Bengal adjacent to Kisanganj
Bihar: An 80-metre-long tunnel dug through a tea garden by suspected cattle smugglers near Chopra- Fatehpur border outpost was found by the Border Security Force (BSF). The tunnel was found in north Bengal adjacent to Kisanganj.
Singh said the BSF has enhanced patrolling along the border after the tunnel was discovered
The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of BSF, Devi Sharan Singh on Tuesday said that the smugglers were digging the tunnel under the fence in order to overcome the problem of smuggling cattle to Bangladesh due to fencing of the border.
The tunnel was being constructed through a tea garden allegedly by cattle smugglers for a long time in the darkness of night, the DIG said. Singh said the BSF has enhanced patrolling along the border after the tunnel was discovered. Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-km-long border.
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