Around 200 militants from across the border are trying to infiltrate into Kashmir, while some have already sneaked into the Valley and the number of encounters along the LoC has increased, a senior BS
Around 200 militants from across the border are trying to infiltrate into Kashmir, while some have already sneaked into the Valley and the number of encounters along the LoC has increased, a senior BSF officer said on Saturday.
“There has been an increase in the number of encounters along the LoC in 2016, and seeing that there is no denial that infiltration has taken place... Around 150-200 militants are waiting on the other side of LoC to infiltrate,” inspector-general BSF, Kashmir Frontier, Vikash Chandra said at a function here.
He also blamed Pakistan and militant organisations for the ongoing unrest in the Valley.
Reports of infiltration came on a day when a schoolboy’s pellet-ridden body was found, taking the toll to 83 in a spiral of violence sparked by militant Burhan Wani’s encounter killing on July 8.
“This whole unrest is Pakistan sponsored. The militant organisations there have a huge hand in all this and they are trying their best (to fuel the unrest),” Mr Chandra said. He said some militants, who were waiting in launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, have managed to infiltrate into the Valley. “Some have infiltrated and some have been killed in the encounters,” he said.
Lauding the J&K police and CRPF for tackling the unrest, Mr Chandra said they were doing their job with “utmost bravery and alertness”.
“The situation that has arisen is not force-specific. Every force is working as per the situation and in today’s situation, the CRPF is doing the better job. I salute the jawans of CRPF for working in this situation. I feel the J&K police and CRPF are doing their job with utmost bravery and alertness. They are trying to control the prevailing situation,” he said.
