A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to border district Kutch, Border Security Force (BSF) seized an abandoned Pakistani fishing boat from Padala creek near Koteshwar area in Kutch.
The seizure of Pakistani boat has made various security agencies even more active over the security of PM Modi, who will camp at Dhordo Tent City situated in the famous white desert of Kutch and attend the three day long 50th annual All India Conference of Director Generals of Police starting from Friday.
Tent city – the venue of the conference is just 170 km from Pakistan border. The security personnel have initiated search operation to find out who were onboard of the abandon Pakistani boat. “We have intensified security cover for the Prime Minister. The incident has been taken very seriously and not a single stone will be left unturned to find out more details about the boat,” said senior security officials.
Interestingly since Monday entry of civilians in most parts the white desert or great Rann of Kutch have been banned. The security is beefed to such an extent that everyone other than those issued entry pass are stopped at least 15-20 km from the event venue.
“Even a local television channel was allegedly slapped a notice from Central security agencies as its reporter and cameraman not only reached at the venue but also broadcast visuals of tent city where PM Modi would stay,” said a senior police official in Kutch, adding that a specially designed bulletproof two-room tent ‘Darbar’ has been erected at Dhordo for the Prime Minister.
Dhordo tent city is nearly 80 km from Kutch’s district headquarter Bhuj. Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh are expected to reach at Bhuj on Friday evening. Both the top leaders would camp there till the end of the conference. Besides top brass from various security agencies across the state including the director general of Intelligence Bureau, Research and Analysis Wing, DG of BSF, CRPF and Indo-Tibetan Border Police apart from the DGPs of all the states are participating along with their families.
Issues related to review of current situation and chalk out future strategy on the topics including radicalization of youth in wake of threat from terrorist organisations like ISIS, internal and external security threat perception, misuse of social media and crime against women would be discussed at the conference. The Gujarat police is also learnt to have hired yoga instructors for a 45-minute yoga session for the participants at the meet every day at 6.30 am. The Prime Minister is expected to lead the participants in performing yoga during his stay.