Editing Border Security Force (section)

=== Special Detachments ===
====Creek Crocodile====
The Creek Crocodile is the specialised [[commando]] unit of BSF. Primary objective of this unit is to act as [[Quick reaction force]] and  prevent smuggling&nbsp;and infiltration by unwanted elements. The unit is specifically deployed at [[Indus River Delta|Indus River Estuaries in Gujarat]] and [[Sir Creek]]. It was raised in 2009.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news |date=27 November 2009 |title=New force of BSF to man hostile creeks along Indo-Pak border |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/New-force-of-BSF-to-man-hostile-creeks-along-Indo-Pak-border/article16894470.ece/ |access-date=27 November 2009}}</ref> The base of operations of this unit is located at [[Koteshwar, Kutch|Koteshwar]] outpost of BSF.<ref name="thehindu.com"/> They are equipped with [[All-terrain vehicle|All-Terrain Vehicles]] (ATV) and [[Patrol boat|fast patrol boats]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2017 |title=Smart border management: Indian coastal and maritime security |url=https://www.pwc.in/assets/pdfs/publications/2017/smart-border-management-indian-coastal-and-maritime-security.pdf |publisher=PricewaterhouseCoopers, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)}}</ref>

====Camel Contingent====
[[File:Soldiers parade on camelback during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, India.jpg|thumb|Camel contingent during a parade]]
BSF Camel Contingent is a specialised battalion-size [[Camel cavalry|Camelry]] Unit which has its roots in [[Bikaner Camel Corps]]. The primary purpose of this unit is to patrol the desert section of the border with Pakistan. This unit has a strength of 1,200 camels and 800 riders. Both camels as well as rientre located at  BSF Frontier Headquarters in [[Jodhpur]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Menon |first=Aparna |date=December 2015 |title=Did you know The Border Security Force has a camel band? Here's all about BSF and Its Camels. |url=https://thebetterindia.com/39521/border-security-force-bsf-camelry-camel-band/ |access-date=1 December 2015 |publisher=The Better India}}</ref>

However, with force modernisation pacing up, BSF has equipped its formation across the western border with All-Terrain Vehicles and other specialised apparatus.