Nishikant Khajuria
JAMMU, Mar 13: Director General of J&K Police, Dilbag Singh today said that around 200 terrorists are presently active in Jammu and Kashmir while another 250 are waiting at launching pads across the border with Pakistan.
“About 200 terrorists are still active but their number has considerably decreased in the past some time and we are hopeful that this will further reduce this year,” he said, during an informed chat with mediapersons on the sidelines of Police Inter-Zone Sports Meet, here today.
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The DGP further informed that as per different intelligence agencies, there were around 200-250 terrorists waiting at launching pads across the border with neighbouring Pakistan though he did not elaborate on the same.
In response to a query about purported channelization of terrorist entities through narco- smuggling, Dilbag Singh said that Pakistan agencies were involved since long to disrupt peace in Jammu Kashmir by inflicting injuries to lives and property through terrorism and narco-terror modules.
“A number of such cases of narco terrorism were caught this year and last year also. Each case is being investigated thoroughly. Some of the cases, in which wider scale nexus is found between narcotic smugglers and terrorists, have been handed over to NIA (National Investigation Agency),” he explained adding that NIA too was investigating such cases very thoroughly.
Admitting that recently recovered `Sticky Bombs’ , which can be easily used to blow up civilian or forces vehicles by sticking the explosive with target through a magnet, were a major threat and concern for the security agencies, the DGP, however, maintained that significant recoveries had been made and he was hopeful that if any explosive was leftover that too would be recovered.
In apparent reference to alertness of Police, he reminded about recent big recoveries, including 6-7 kg IED, which was to be fitted in a crowded area and busting of a module last week at Awantipora where a vehicle IED was to be used like Pulwama terror incident and a Fidayeen had also been got ready for the suicidal attack.
“I assure you that all such activities on ground are being neutralized and strict vigil is being maintained to foil nefarious designs of the anti-national elements,” he maintained and reiterated that arms and explosives were being recovered and if any incident of terror attack takes place, the investigations detect the accused and strict action is taken as per law.
As Amarnath Yatra is commencing from June 28, DGP Dilbag Singh assured fool proof security arrangement for the annual pilgrimage in South Kashmir. “Earlier also, elaborate arrangements are done at various levels. This year also, our preparations are on and necessary arrangements shall be done at ground level,” he said.
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