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BACKGROUND: #FFFFFF; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: red">BORDER SECURITY FORCE</SPAN></STRONG></p> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy; text-decoration:underline">INTRODUCTION</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy">:<U1:P></U1:P> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoBodyText2 align="justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Till 1965 </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">&#8217;s borders with </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Pakistan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt"> were manned by the State Armed Police <SPAN class=SpellE>Battalion</SPAN>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Pakistan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt"> attacked <SPAN class=SpellE>Sardar</SPAN> Post, <SPAN class=SpellE>Chhar</SPAN> Bet and <SPAN class=SpellE>Beria</SPAN> Bet on </SPAN><st1:date Year="1965" Day="9" Month="4"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">9 April, 1965</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt"> in </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Kutch</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>This exposed the inadequacy of the State Armed Police to cope with armed aggression due to which the Government of India felt the need for a specialized centrally controlled Border Security Force, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Pakistan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>As a result of the recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries, the Border Security Force came into existence on </SPAN><st1:date Year="1965" Day="1" Month="12"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">01 Dec 1965</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">, and <SPAN class=SpellE>Shri</SPAN> K F <SPAN class=SpellE>Rustamji</SPAN> was the first chief and founding father.</SPAN></P> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="1" height="32"></TD> <td width="793" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" height="32">&nbsp;</td> <TD vAlign=top width="200" height="33" rowspan="2"> <FONT color=#000000 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B> <p align="right"> <br><SCRIPT language=JAVASCRIPT type=TEXT/JAVASCRIPT> <!-- Hide script from old browsers document.write(dayName[now.getDay()] + ", " + monName[now.getMonth()] + " " + now.getDate() + ", " + y) // End hiding script from old browsers --> </SCRIPT></B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD rowSpan=2 vAlign=top width="1" height="145"></TD> </TR> <TR> <td width="793" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" height="144"> <p align="center"> <img border="0" src="introd3.jpg" width="132" height="139"></td> <TD height=144 width=200 valign="top"><FONT color=#000000 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">&nbsp;</p> </FONT> </table> <div class=Section1 style="width: 1003; height: 834"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="justify">&nbsp;</p> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>ROLE OF THE BSF</u>:<U1:P></U1:P> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>SECURITY OF BORDER OF </b> </SPAN><b><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region></b><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue"><b> and matters connected therewith</b>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>TASKS OF THE BSF</u>:<U1:P></U1:P></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue"> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"> &nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The tasks of the BSF are divided as follows:<U1:P></U1:P><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: navy">&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy"><u>Peace time</u>:</SPAN></B></P> <p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Promote a sense of security among the people living in the border areas. &nbsp;</SPAN> </p> <p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prevent <SPAN class=GramE>trans</SPAN> border crimes, unauthorized entry into or exit from the </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">territory</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">India</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">.</SPAN> </p> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prevent smuggling and any other illegal activity.</SPAN> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <blockquote> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In the last few years the BSF has, in addition to their duties, been deployed for counter insurgency and internal security duties</b><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> </blockquote> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: navy">&nbsp; </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy"><u>War Time</u>:</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"> <font size="4" color="#000080"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b></font><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">1.&nbsp;&nbsp; Holding ground in less threatened sectors.</SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto">&nbsp;</P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.&nbsp;&nbsp; Protection of vital installations.</SPAN> <p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; 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BACKGROUND: aqua; COLOR: navy; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-highlight: aqua">DO YOU <SPAN class=GramE>KNOW<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"> ?</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></U></B></P> <blockquote> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a)<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>The BSF contributes every year a number of personnel for services for UN Mission in Kosovo and </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Bosnia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">.</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b)<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>During the <SPAN class=SpellE>Kargil</SPAN> conflict in May-July 1999, the BSF remained <SPAN class=GramE>on<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>the</SPAN> heights of the mountains and defended the </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0000FF">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; integrity of the country<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>with all the might at its command in unison with the Army.</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; c)<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>BSF personnel have been performing Internal Security Duty in Manipur for the last two years and have been </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0000FF">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; successfully fighting insurgency in those areas.</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; During the earthquake in </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Gujarat</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt"> on </SPAN><st1:date Year="2001" Day="26" Month="1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">26<SUP>th</SUP> January 2001</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">, the BSF was the first to reach out to help the distressed</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0000FF">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; people.</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; During the communal disturbances in </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Gujarat</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> recently, BSF personnel went all out to restore amity and </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0000FF">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; brotherhood <SPAN class=GramE>among<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>the</SPAN> people.</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; f)<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>The BSF took over the erection of the border fencing in Jammu &amp; Kashmir and it was successful in its task</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0000FF">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">despite all&nbsp; attempts of </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Pakistan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> to scuttle our efforts. </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; g)<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>The BSF has been defending the borders along with the army and checking infiltration on the borders during</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0000FF">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the current standoff with </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Pakistan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> </blockquote> </U1:P> <p class="MsoNormal" align="justify">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"> <b> <span style="color:blue"><font size="3">&nbsp; </font> </span></b></p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="line-height: 200%; 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