Gujarat (Islamist/Other Conflicts): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2009

The Hindu reports that 14 new Coast Guard stations are being set up in different coastal areas to address the security gaps along the Indian coastline, the Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard, Vice-Admiral Anil Chopra, said. He said acquisition of surface and air assets were on a fast-track basis and necessary funds were sanctioned to the coast guard for the new acquisitions. Vice-Admiral Chopra was speaking at a ceremonial function at Porbandar on the occasion of commissioning of the Coast Guard Interceptor Boat C-145 which would further enhance the operational capabilities of the coast guard in shallow water. Read less...

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the Kutch border in Gujarat have gone into high alert after two Pakistani boats with armed occupants, made yet another attempt to infiltrate into India from Harami Nala area near Sir Creek at about 12.30 am IST on December 26, reports Times of India . Officials are taking the incident seriously as BSF personnel and the intruders exchanged fire for nearly three hours before the boats turned around. According to officials, the armed men were tenacious and were familiar with the hostile terrain. No fish was ever caught with a gun, officials add. Besides, no fisherman would risk his life in this sensitive area in the middle of the night given the increased security here. Significantly, in the last two months, this is the third incident where armed men have tried to infiltrate through Harami Nala. The Harami Nala is a sluggish and shallow water channel, spread over 500 square kilometres near the Pakistan border. Read less...