No border breach in Samba terror attack: BSF

The Border Security Force (BSF) today refuted the charge that there was a breach in its defence mechanisms in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba sector last September where a terror attack killed ten people.

The border guarding force said its assessment, after the attack, brought out the fact that there has been no "transgression" from Pakistan side and that there has been no lapse in its vigil.

"We carried out an in-depth analysis (after the attack) and saw that the fence was in tact. There are some 'nullahs' along the fence and they were well-guarded and on that day (September 26) all mechanisms were in place.

"We have not come across any such transgression and this is where it stands today," BSF chief Subhash Joshi told reporters here in reply to a number of questions from journalists in this regard.

The BSF Director General was interacting during his annual press conference on the occasion of the forces' 48th Raising Day on December 1.

There have been reports in the past that the three terrorists had entered Hiranagar in Samba sector after crossing the International Border (IB) through a riverine area. The Union Home Ministry had also asked for an inquiry report in this case as the IB is guarded by the BSF.

The terrorists had attacked the Army's Cavalry unit based in the area and killed and officer during the few hours they perpetrated the terror running amock and spraying bullets.