Patna: India’s Home Ministry has cancelled all leaves for paramilitary personnel and issued nationwide high alert orders following a surge in cross-border tensions with Pakistan after the Indian Air Force launched Operation Sindoor, a coordinated airstrike targeting terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
According to government sources, the decision affects major forces including the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Personnel from all units are now on full-time active duty, particularly in regions bordering Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan.
The move comes amid heightened fears of retaliatory action from Pakistan, which has strongly condemned the strikes and issued warnings of potential response. Intelligence inputs have prompted increased troop deployments and surveillance at the India-Pakistan border, where activity has significantly escalated since the overnight operation.
Operation Sindoor, launched at approximately 1:30 am, saw Rafale jets and cruise missiles deployed in targeted attacks on nine identified terror camps linked to banned outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba. Indian defence officials claim over 90 militants were neutralised in the operation.
Security has been tightened at major transport hubs including airports, metro stations and railway terminals. State police forces and central agencies have been instructed to remain on constant watch for any suspicious activity.
The government has described the airstrikes as a necessary counter-terrorism measure in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, reinforcing India’s right to act against cross-border threats.
