New Delhi, June 01: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that infiltration bids by terrorists have come down after the army carried out surgical strikes across the LoC last year to wipe out terror launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
The army conducted surgical strikes in September last year to destroy terror launch pads across the Line of Control in Kashmir that resulted in the killing of dozens of militants and their sponsors.
Reports said that there were 130 infiltration attempts in 2016, while there have been 27 attempts so far this year.
He appreciated the BSF for its role in curbing smuggling and inflow of fake currency notes at the borders and said Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System is essential for border security.
He said the family of each killed trooper should get Rs one crore as compensation, and asked all the Directors General of paramilitary forces to contact him if this was not implemented.
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