Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 14: General Officer Commanding of the Army’s 16 Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district today and reviewed the security situation with the Army Commanders along the LoC as well as the hinterland and steps required to counter infiltration attempts.
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“GOC White Knight Corps and GOC Romeo Force visited Khanetar, Poonch sector and commended troops for their efforts,” the White Knight Corps said on X.
The General Officer Commanding underscored the imperative of unwavering vigilance and readiness for all contingencies in the region.
The officer visited various areas along the borderline with Pakistan and hinterland to review operational preparedness and security situation in Jammu region.
Infiltration attempts along the LoC have been thwarted by the troops in the past. However, Pakistan army keeps on aiding and abetting the intrusion bids for which the Army personnel have been maintaining very high alert along the LoC in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch.
Troops have also been undertaking regular search and cordon operations in mountainous and forest areas of Poonch and Rajouri districts besides other parts of the Jammu region to track down the terrorists.
Meanwhile, amid a thick layer of fog covering the border areas in Kathua district, security forces today launched a search operation along the border with Pakistan as a preventive measure, officials said.
The operation came in the wake of threat perceptions related to possible infiltration or weapon drops via drones in the district’s border belt.
The Special Operation Group of J-K Police conducted searches in various areas along the district’s International Border (IB), officials said, emphasising that the risk of infiltration increases under the cover of dense fog.
The Border Security Force (BSF) has already put in place a multi-tier security setup along the IB as a precautionary measure to foil infiltration bids, they added.
In addition to the BSF’s security grid along the IB, a second tier is in place consisting of border police, while a third tier is made up of Village Defence Guards as part of a comprehensive anti-infiltration setup, officials said.
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