Sending out a loud and clear message to some of those confused minds who have been constantly raising question marks over strong retaliatory action in which seven Pakistani rangers were killed by the BSF along the International Border in Hiranagar sector of Jammu frontier, Special DG, BSF (Western Command) Arun Kumar on Sunday said Pakistan side has been given a befitting reply and if they dare to target any BSF jawan they will have to pay a heavy price for that.
Interacting with the media on the sidelines of a wreath laying ceremony of Constable Gurnam Singh, the Special DG said, “As far as the number of people killed (are concerned) there we cannot be fully sure, but as we have a close border and we have advance surveillance equipment with which we can see on the other side and we have seen the same number of people being hit and falling during retaliation”.
Claiming that BSF jawans are in a state of high alert along the border, Arun Kumar said, “brief lull on the border can take ‘any turn any time’. We are fully prepared to deal with any eventuality and any border build-up by the Pakistani side on the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir”.
“Yes, there is lull on the IB for the past 24 hours.We have no doubt that this peace can take any turn any time and we are fully prepared. If they try to do anything they will be given a befitting reply,” he added.
Responding to media reports of a border build-up by Pakistani troops across the IB, Kumar said, “BSF has the information and it was fully prepared to deal with any eventuality. I think we are having the information, we are ready for any eventuality and if they are building up we are ready for it,” he said.
Referring to repeated incidents of ceasefire violations on the line of Control, Kumar said there have been continuous incidents of ceasefire violations and BSF under the able guidance of the army are repulsing such incidents.