Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has increased the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) and now BSF officers have been given the powers of arrest, search and seizure. BSF officers will be able to conduct arrests and searches in West Bengal, Punjab and Assam. BSF has got the right to take this action under CrPC, Passport Act and Passport (Entry to India) Act. In Assam, West Bengal and Punjab, the BSF has got the right to search and arrest on the lines of the police. BSF officers will be able to take action in the states of the