Nearly 150 terrorists waiting at launchpads across LoC to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir: Army officer

There are about 500 to 700 people at the 11 training camps at Manshera, Kotli and Muzaffarabad across the LoC, said the Army officer, who did not wish to be named.

TN National Desk

Updated Jun 25, 2022, 18:32 IST

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Srinagar, J&K: A senior Army officer on Saturday said that nearly 150 terrorists are waiting at the launchpads across the Line of Control (LoC) ready to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir.

The Army officer further stated that around 500 to 700 more terrorists are undergoing training at eleven terror camps on the other side of the LoC, while security forces have successfully thwarted several infiltration attempts by the ultras.

"There are about 500 to 700 people at the 11 training camps at Manshera, Kotli, and Muzaffarabad across the LoC, PTI quoted the Army officer, who did not wish to be named, as saying.

However, the officer highlighted that there has been no successful infiltration along the LoC in the valley so far this year.

"Till May end, everything has been taken care of. There was a particular group which had come and you are aware that it got eliminated at Bandipora and Sopore," he said, referring to the killing of foreign militants in encounters with the security forces.

According to the Amry officer, the terrorists are focusing on other infiltration routes as the existing ones are known to the security forces.

"I am not saying that we have put in place a system that ensures zero infiltration. Yes, there is a possibility of infiltration taking place here, but in recent years, the way we have made the fence stronger, the way the deployment has been made including the surveillance equipment, the success rate of infiltration has gone down," he said.

"As a result, what happens is that when there is pressure on one side, they try other sides, the alternate routes. They (militants) are now trying the Rajouri-Poonch routes, the areas of the south of Pir Panjal. The infiltration here (in Kashmir valley) has gone down compared to other routes," the officer added.

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