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Pakistan special troops backing infiltrators along LoC: Army Srinagar, October 2 The operation in Kupwara district, 130 km from Srinagar, entered its ninth day on Wednesday with the Army claiming to have killed 12 infiltrators so far. Five soldiers have also been injured in the operation. Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 15 Corps, said the way the militants were fighting indicated they were highly trained. “Analysing the methodology used, this is a border action team (BAT) operation-cum-infiltration bid. This attempt indicates there are special troops behind this massive infiltration,” Singh told mediapersons in Srinagar.
The Corps Commander said the infiltration was attempted by a group of 30-40 militants from multiple points along the LoC. “We were prepared for this as we had the inputs,” Lt Gen Gurmit Singh said while denying reports that there had been any incursion. “The militants or Pakistan army have not occupied any village or picket of the Indian Army. Any violation of territorial integrity will never be accepted by us,” the Corps Commander said. The troops were in control of the area which had been cordoned off. “Last evening, a group of 10-12 militants tried to infiltrate into the secure area and there was an exchange of fire,” he said. The sources said the militant group was believed to be holed up in Shalbato, a village near the LoC abandoned by the residents in the early 1990s. The sources said the highly trained militants were hiding in many ruined “dohakas” (structures) and natural caves, and had been firing on the Army. The militants infiltrated in Shalbato when soldiers of 20 Kumaon regiment were being replaced by 3/3 Gorkha Rifles in the sector, they said. The Corps Commander said the Army had a continuous process of change of units but the guard was never lowered during the transition. He added that the operation to flush out militants would not be rushed through. “The remnants of militants are still holed up there. We are beginning the last phase of the operation but will not try to hurry,” he said. Cop injured in gunbattle
A policeman has been injured in an ongoing gunbattle between suspected militants and security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar city on Wednesday evening. Sources said the gunfight raged after police and paramilitaries CRPF cordoned off Ahmad Nagar area. "As the search started, hiding militants fired on forces and lobbed grenades injuring a cop," the police said. The injured cop has been identified as Ashiq Hussain. Reports said that two to four militants are hiding inside the locality. The gunfight was on when the report was being filed. Nine-day operation
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He said it was not an ordinary infiltration, as “the pattern shows there are some special troops behind the infiltration bid. It is different from earlier attempts”.