Union Home Minister Amit Shah has initiated a new high-level border security mission aimed at strengthening India’s western frontier and curbing infiltration and drug trafficking networks. The initiative focuses on tightening surveillance along the India–Pakistan border, particularly in Rajasthan, where five districts have been identified as highly sensitive zones. During a review meeting held in Bikaner, Amit Shah issued strict directives to security and administrative officials, instructing immediate demolition of all illegal constructions within a 15-kilometre radius of the international border. The move is part of a broader strategy to enhance border control and eliminate infrastructure that could potentially be misused for smuggling or infiltration activities. The government has announced a coordinated operational framework involving multiple agencies, including the Border Security Force (BSF), Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), and Central Bureau of Direct Taxes (CBDT), along with state enforcement agencies. These bodies will work together under a unified border management system to improve intelligence sharing, surveillance, and ground-level action against cross-border threats. A major focus of the new strategy is to dismantle drug trafficking networks operating through border regions. Authorities will intensify monitoring of suspicious financial transactions, verify funding sources of companies operating near border areas, and conduct background checks on promoters and associated entities. The government has also ordered investigations into fake identity documents, including Aadhaar misuse, in border districts. Officials present in the meeting included senior district magistrates and superintendents of police from the five border districts, along with central agency representatives. The Home Minister emphasized the need for strict vigilance and proactive enforcement to prevent any illegal activity in sensitive zones.
