Boosting the morale of the security forces deployed on the counter-terrorism grid, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday directed them to hunt down the terrorists and those harbouring them.
Echoing similar sentiments, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir police RR Swain claimed terrorism in Jammu will be wiped out in the next three months. He said people who are harbouring foreign terrorists will be tried under the Enemy Agents Act which is a much harsher law than the UAPA.
Responding to the question from a media person, DGP said to dismantle the terrorist ecosystem in the Union Territory we are considering invoking the Enemies Agents Act. According to him, the stringent law permits life imprisonment or the death penalty for those found aiding or abetting Pakistani terrorists. The DGP hoped the decisive action would serve as a deterrent discouraging locals not to support foreign terrorists.
According to the latest assessment reports around 35-40 foreign terrorists are active in the region south of Pir Panjal in the frontier districts of Rajouri and Poonch.
These terrorists are mostly camping inside safe hideouts in small groups of two to three terrorists and executing terror plots at the behest of their handlers sitting across Pakistan.
Official sources revealed during the high-level security review meetings these measures were discussed in the backdrop of increase in terror strikes across the Jammu region.
Following these directions, the security forces have further intensified anti-terrorist operations to neutralise these foreign terrorists.
Additional troops have been mobilised on ground zero to beef up security ahead of the Amarnath yatra starting from June 29.
Meanwhile, addressing an attestation cum Passing out Parade of 16th BRTC Batch of J&K Police at Subsidiary Training Centre, Talwara, Reasi Lt-Gov Manoj Sinha said Terrorism is breathing its last and this has made our neighbor, the exporter of terror, desperate. The recent terror acts are a sign of our enemy’s desperation.” “We must hunt down the terrorists and their aides harboring them,” he added.
Reiterating the resolve of the administration, police, and security forces to root out terrorism from J&K, the Lt Governor asked the recruits to work as a force multiplier in neutralizing the terror threats.
A total of 860 recruit constables of the border battalion took part in the parade upon completing their training.
hey were administered an oath to perform their duties with dedication and honesty.
Nine people, including seven pilgrims, were killed and 41 others were injured in the dastardly terror attack on a pilgrim bus in the Reasi district on June 9. Three back-to-back terror strikes followed in which two terrorists were eliminated and one CRPF jawan made the supreme sacrifice in the Hiranagar encounter.
Six soldiers were injured in the exchange of firing in the Chatergala area of Doda earlier this month.
Speaking on the emerging threats of drug trafficking, cybercrime and radicalization, he emphasized the need to ensure a high level of motivation and professionalism in the police to keep a step ahead of the adversaries.
“I have great faith in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, army and our security agencies. They are not only responsive to the safety and urgent needs of citizens but also effectively tackling terrorism in cyberspace,” Sinha said.
Director General of Police RR Swain also extended his wishes to the recruits and asked them to work honestly and dedicate themselves to the people's service.
