Jalandhar: Two days after a special Punjab Assembly session passed a resolution against the notification to extend the BSF’s jurisdiction from 15 km to 50 km in Punjab, BSF IG Sonali Mishra held a press conference on Saturday.
She tried to allay fears saying the BSF would only complement and assist Punjab Police and other agencies, including customs and DRI, in its functioning
“There is only change in the schedule, not in the laws over the jurisdiction, which has been extended. We always coordinate with police and other agencies for national security and in the interest of the country. The BSF is not a policing organisation. As a result, the BSF does not have the mandate to register first information reports (FIRs). After the search or seizure, we hand over the accused to the police or other law-enforcement agencies to take the investigation to its logical conclusion,” Mishra said.