Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 16: Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad today said a well-planned strategy has been chalked out to thwart militant attacks in the State.
“As the militants have changed their strategies to disrupt peace by attacking the security forces but we have chalked out a well-planned strategy to foil all their attempts,” Mr Prasad told reporters after flagging off a motor cycle rally at Police Sports Stadium here this morning.
The DGP said: “their (militants) attacks are no longer affecting the public as they have changed their strategy and are now targeting police and security forces.” He added that in view of the changed strategy of the militants, “we have also prepared a well-knit strategy to thwart militants’ attempts to target security forces to counter their new game plan’’.
He further said the graph of militancy has come down considerably as police and security forces have neutralized many top militant commanders and added, “militants are trying to create sensation by attacking police and security forces but we are trying our best to curb their movement and attacks.”
Mr Prasad said the year 2013 witnessed lowest level of violence since the inception of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir as only 130 militancy related incidents were reported in the last year.
On recent spurt in violence, he said militants are trying to “instigate violence in Kashmir and they are adopting different tactics.
“Yes, challenges are there as they (challenges) have not gone down,” he said adding, “problem is not within the country but it has come from elsewhere and much of the militancy is attuned from outside the country’’.
He however, said the security forces, Army and the police are prepared to take on them (militants) any time amid the apprehensions of escalations of violence after the withdrawal of the United States and NATO forces from Afghanistan.
On infiltration from International Border (IB), he said during his recent visit to Samba and Kathua districts, he reviewed the security scenario and measures to plug the sensitive spots from where such attempts could be anticipated.
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