BSF seizes Pakistani boat in Gurdaspur

Amritsar: The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized a Pakistani boat from river Ravi in Gurdaspur on Tuesday morning.

BSF's deputy inspector general RS Kataria said that a BSF jawan had spotted the boat near Tota bulge at around 4.45 am following which BSF's speed boat reached the spot and seized the boat with a wooden anchor and nylon rope.

He said the boat was seized but nothing was found within it, adding that an investigation is currently underway.

The seizure comes at a time when there is heightened vigil due to increasing tension between India and Pakistan. 

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