JAMMU, Nov 23: A 15 m long, 1.5 m wide tunnel was discovered at the Indo-Pak border in Jammu by security forces on Sunday. The tunnel was used by the four JeM terrorists who were killed on Thursday, police said. Tunnels are dug across the LoC by terrorirsts to enter Indian territory.

The Border Security Force (BSF) at the International Border in the Samba sector discovered the tunnel, DGP Dilbag Singh said. He said it was discovered by the patrol party in an investigation following the encounter with terrorists in Nagrota on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

A huge cache of arms and ammunition including 11 AK series rifle, 29-30 Chinese grenade, three pistols, two cutters, RDX of four-five kg. In addition, remote, mobile phone, dry fruit, Pakistan-made medicines were also recovered from the slain terrorists. Two SOG men of the J&K police were injured in the encounter. They are Kuldeep Raj (32) of Akhnoor and Mohammad Ishaq Malik (40) of Neel Qasim Banihal Ramban.

Earlier this month, the BSF detected a tunnel along the International Border in Jammu on November 4, official sources said. This tunnel was also found in the Samba sector. Some plastic sandbags with Pakistani markings were found at tunnel’s mouth.

In the past also several such incidents had come to light. These tunnels are used by terrorists to cross over and smuggle arms and narcotics.

Meanwhile, Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and villages along the International Border and Line of Control in Rajouri district on Sunday.