Amit Shah orders razing of illegal structures along Indo-Pak border

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday chaired a high-level security review meeting in Bikaner, Rajasthan, and stressed on the need for strict enforcement of a zero-tolerance policy against illegal constructions, particularly within 0-15 km of the international border.

He directed the authorities to demolish all unauthorised constructions. The discussions were held to comprehensively assess security-related issues concerning the border districts along the Indo-Pakistan Border (IPB).

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"During the meeting, it was decided to formulate a 360-degree security framework for every border district. This integrated approach will actively involve local citizens, the state government machinery, and all concerned security agencies to ensure comprehensive and robust border management," the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement.

Shah emphasised the need for a coordinated border management strategy involving the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), and the state government machinery to effectively address infiltration, narcotics smuggling, encroachment, terror financing, and other trans-border crimes.

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He directed district magistrates to assume enhanced responsibilities, including ensuring full legal and financial compliance by all banks, verification of major business establishments, scrutiny of their funding sources, tracking of mule accounts and shell companies, identification of fake Aadhaar cards, and prevention of smuggling.