Lok Sabha Question No. 1820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Cross Border Smuggling
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMESWAR TELI, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1820

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 15, 1939 (SAKA) CROSS BORDER SMUGGLING

1820. SHRI RAMESWAR TELI:

COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether smuggling of Narcotics, Arms and cattle along the International Borders of the country continue to remain unabated;
- (b) if so, the number of such cases reported, smugglers arrested and cattle seized during the last three years, borderwise;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  by  way  of  construction  of  roads, fencing, flood light, etc. along the international border; and
- (d)  the  other  measures taken to check sumggling of arms, narcotics and cattle along the borders especially along the border districts of Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (d): The Government has adopted a multipronged approach to tackle cross  border  smuggling  of  narcotics,  arms  and  cattle.  The  arrangements include deployment of Border Guarding Force (BGF), construction of border fence, construction of border roads, installation of floodlights, construction of Border Out Posts (BOPs), introduction of Hi-tech surveillance equipments,  providing  advanced  weapons  and  Specialized  Vehicles  to Security Forces, action based on intelligence inputs etc.

The number of cases of smuggling reported, smugglers arrested and cattle seized during the last three years, border-wise are given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1820 FOR ANSWER ON 06.03.2018

| (A) Number of cases of Smuggling of Narcotics, Arms and Cattle   | (A) Number of cases of Smuggling of Narcotics, Arms and Cattle   | (A) Number of cases of Smuggling of Narcotics, Arms and Cattle   | (A) Number of cases of Smuggling of Narcotics, Arms and Cattle   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Border                                                           | 2015                                                             | 2016                                                             | 2017                                                             |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border                                           | 18132                                                            | 21771                                                            | 29693                                                            |
| Indo-Pakistan Border                                             | 67                                                               | 85                                                               | 100                                                              |
| Indo-China Border                                                | Nil                                                              | Nil                                                              | Nil                                                              |
| Indo-Nepal Border                                                | 1158                                                             | 1173                                                             | 1563                                                             |
| Indo-Bhutan Border                                               | 85                                                               | 97                                                               | 110                                                              |
| Indo-Myanmar Border                                              | 95                                                               | 72                                                               | 127                                                              |

| (B) Number of smugglers arrested   | (B) Number of smugglers arrested   | (B) Number of smugglers arrested   | (B) Number of smugglers arrested   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Border                             | 2015                               | 2016                               | 2017                               |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border             | 656                                | 751                                | 633                                |
| Indo-Pakistan Border               | 14                                 | 66                                 | 27                                 |
| Indo-China Border                  | Nil                                | Nil                                | Nil                                |
| Indo-Nepal Border                  | 604                                | 841                                | 1290                               |
| Indo-Bhutan Border                 | 81                                 | 120                                | 113                                |
| Indo-Myanmar Border                | 146                                | 115                                | 236                                |

| (C) Number of cattles seized   | (C) Number of cattles seized   | (C) Number of cattles seized   | (C) Number of cattles seized   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Border                         | 2015                           | 2016                           | 2017                           |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border         | 153602                         | 168801                         | 119299                         |
| Indo-Pakistan Border           | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| Indo-China Border              | Nil                            | Nil                            | Nil                            |
| Indo-Nepal Border              | 9391                           | 8727                           | 11239                          |
| Indo-Bhutan Border             | 185                            | 341                            | 268                            |
| Indo-Myanmar Border            | Nil                            | Nil                            | Nil                            |

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