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Friday,
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Seven top Jaish militants killed Mendhar (Line of Control), August 8 The terrorists were killed during an overnight encounter in the Krishna Ghati area near the Line of Control. Among those terrorists killed was a 14-year-old boy who was also reportedly armed with an AK 56 rifle. Seven AK-56 rifles, 18 hand grenades, three rifle grenades, over 800 rounds and a large quantity of ammunition were recovered from them. This is for the first time that a young boy was found to be part of a terrorist group. It is suspected that he had come along with his father who was also killed in the encounter. The terrorists were well-equipped and one of them was carrying a satellite telephone connection card of Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications. Major Gen Randhir Singh, GOC of the area, said the documents recovered from these terrorists indicated that they belonged to the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad. They were also carrying medicines and eatables with them. Meanwhile, two women and two children of a family were killed by the militants near Patrara village of Poonch district last night. According to PTI, the deceased have been identified as Kiran Devi (30), Ruby Devi (34), Muskan (4) and Mohit (2). The security forces have reached the spot and a manhunt is on to nab the ultras. An employee of the Agriculture Department was killed by the terrorists at the Mankote area of the Thannamandi sector in Rajouri district last night. SRINAGAR (TNS): At least nine pedestrians, 10 according to PTI, were injured in a grenade blast at Beijbehara on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Thursday afternoon. Elsewhere, one militant was killed and three were injured in separate incidents while the security forces held a suspected militant since Wednesday. The militants hurled a grenade on the main road near the Government Hospital complex at Beijbehara, 45 km from here. Nine pedestrians who were injured in the incident, have been hospitalised.  |
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Strategy to tackle suicide
attacks New Delhi, August 8 “With the kind of ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attacks now being carried out by the terrorist groups, incidents of this kind are taking place even with the best of security arrangements in place,” Mr Advani told a meeting of the Consultative Committee attached to the Home Ministry. “Taking into consideration the new developments, the government is devising strategies to tackle the situation,” Mr Advani said, according to an official press note. Earlier, cutting across party line members of the Consultative Committee wanted to know whether there was any security lapse. Strongly condemning the terrorist attack on the pilgrims, MPs Somnath Chatterjee (CPM), G.M. Banatwala (Muslim League), Shankar Roy Choudhury (Ind) and Ali Mohammad Naik (National Conference) asked the government to take extra precautions to avoid such incidents in the future. They said the attack was mainly aimed at disrupting the peace process and the coming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Special Secretary in the Home Ministry A.K. Bhandari, who had visited the spot of the killings near Pahalgam, briefed the MPs on what had exactly happened. Earlier, a presentation was made on the steps being taken to curb militancy in the region and on the Centre’s efforts to accelerate development. |
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Infiltration on the rise Mendhar (Line of Control), August 8 The number of encounters between the security forces and terrorists on the international border and the 740 km long Line of Control is on the increase. Pakistani troops are openly engaged in pumping in terrorists from the across border. Their modus operandi is to engage the Indian security forces in cross-fire while infiltration is taking place in any sector. It is estimated by the security forces that 434 terrorists have infiltrated here this year. As many as 1,136 terrorists had infiltrated last year. On the other hand, 485 terrorists were killed by the security forces this year against 1,001 last year. According to Lt-Gen J.B.S. Yadava, GOC of 16 Corps, Afghan terrorists (50 per cent) outnumber Pakistani fugitives (45 per cent) who are operating in the five districts of Jammu. Five per cent belong to other categories. According to estimates, 533 foreign terrorists are operating in the Jammu region and 197 of them are in Doda district, 119 in Udhampur, 104 in Poonch, 93 in Rajouri and 21 in Kathua. Doda district touches the Chamba area of Himachal Pradesh. Senior officers of the security forces say that in view of the inhospitable terrain, only 30 to 35 per cent infiltration is detected. Infiltration is negligible on the international border as compared to the Line of Control. Reports indicate that nearly 1140 trained terrorists are waiting to be “launched” at 21 training camps, including the ones at Kathua, Goi, Sensa, Nukial and Kudiali. Another 475 trained terrorists are waiting at the four training camps being run by the ISI across the Akhnoor area. There are reports that nearly 310 terrorists have recently completed training at the camp at Goi and more than 400 at Bindi. ISI detachments and terrorist training camps have also been reported at Jandrota, Kotli, Khuiratta, Mirpur, Bhimber, Samana, Sialkot and Zafarwal. General Yadava said that any attempt to disrupt the elections by Pakistan sponsored terrorists would be foiled. He expressed satisfaction that local support to the terrorists was lacking in the Jammu region. |
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