India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has decided to introduce a fresh lot of non-lethal weapons as part of its new measures to bring down civilian casualties.
It has also invited BGB to do patrolling in Indian territory along the border to see for themselves the “facts on the ground” about illegal movement of people and cattle smuggling.
The BSF authority discussed these initiatives with BGB during the recent DG level talks in Dhaka last month.
“We have proposed to the BGB to send their team to patrol with our boys on our side and see the facts on the ground. We have nothing to hide,” BSF DG Subhash Joshi told PTI news agency.
Joshi, who led the delegation at the bi-annual talks, said it had been decided to introduce more non-lethal weapons to reduce casualties.
“It is a difficult situation when we decide to arm our men with non-lethal weapons…we have also decided to work for better procedures for use of the non-lethal weapons,” he said.
-With The Daily Star input
