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400 terrorists waiting to sneak into J&K ahead of polls: Army
New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) Amidst reports that 400 trained
terrorists were waiting to sneak into India's frontier state
of Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt coming general elections, the
government has ordered stepping up of security in the border
state to thwart any attempts to cause violence ahead of polls.
After a visit by Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta and
Defence Secretary Vijay Singh to meet top state officials this
week, the order for heightened vigil was issued, Indian Army
sources said here Saturday.
There are intelligence inputs that 400 trained
terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba are waiting to infiltrate into
Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt the polls. We have stepped up our
alertness to prevent both infiltration and attacks, the
sources said.
Security was also increased for political leaders
campaigning in the border state in view of the threat, said
the sources.
India, they said, estimated that there were 40 to 50
terror camps still functioning inside Pakistan-held territory.
The sophisticated training the terrorists receive came to
light during the recent Hafrauda forest encounter in Kupwara--
the first infiltration attempt this year -- that was sustained
by them for nearly a week.
Considering the possibility of the terrorists
infiltrating into Jammu and Kashmir with the onset of summer
and the snow melting in the mountainous terrain of the border
state, the security forces have put in place a three-tier
security apparatus, the sources said.
The Army expects infiltration attempts to go up as the
terror groups would increase efforts to disrupt the elections.
"During the last year's Assembly polls, the terror
groups failed to make an impact on the poll and militancy was
kept under control during the security forces' vigil. After
that failure, the terrorists are now desperate," the sources
added.
Just a fortnight ago, Army chief Deepak Kapoor had
pointed out that LeT was still active in Pakistan, despite
Islamabad's claims of a crack-down against it. PTI NCB
SAK
NNNN
terrorists were waiting to sneak into India's frontier state
of Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt coming general elections, the
government has ordered stepping up of security in the border
state to thwart any attempts to cause violence ahead of polls.
After a visit by Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta and
Defence Secretary Vijay Singh to meet top state officials this
week, the order for heightened vigil was issued, Indian Army
sources said here Saturday.
There are intelligence inputs that 400 trained
terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba are waiting to infiltrate into
Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt the polls. We have stepped up our
alertness to prevent both infiltration and attacks, the
sources said.
Security was also increased for political leaders
campaigning in the border state in view of the threat, said
the sources.
India, they said, estimated that there were 40 to 50
terror camps still functioning inside Pakistan-held territory.
The sophisticated training the terrorists receive came to
light during the recent Hafrauda forest encounter in Kupwara--
the first infiltration attempt this year -- that was sustained
by them for nearly a week.
Considering the possibility of the terrorists
infiltrating into Jammu and Kashmir with the onset of summer
and the snow melting in the mountainous terrain of the border
state, the security forces have put in place a three-tier
security apparatus, the sources said.
The Army expects infiltration attempts to go up as the
terror groups would increase efforts to disrupt the elections.
"During the last year's Assembly polls, the terror
groups failed to make an impact on the poll and militancy was
kept under control during the security forces' vigil. After
that failure, the terrorists are now desperate," the sources
added.
Just a fortnight ago, Army chief Deepak Kapoor had
pointed out that LeT was still active in Pakistan, despite
Islamabad's claims of a crack-down against it. PTI NCB
SAK
NNNN
