In the run up to the Republic Day celebrations, the Indian Army has been kept in a state of 'high alert' to prevent any 'misadventure' by the Pakistan Army supported terrorist handlers from across the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir.
Taking advantage of the adverse weather conditions the Border Action team, which generally comprises special forces personnel of the Pakistan army and some terrorists, has in the past targeted forward Indian positions and even attempted beheading of the Indian soldiers to provoke a strong reaction during the same period.
So far the Indian army has already foiled two major infiltration bids in the Krishna Ghati and Balakote sectors of Poonch in the last two weeks.
On January 7, two heavily armed infiltrators were neutralized along the line of control in Balakote sector of Poonch.
Meanwhile, to boost the morale of the troops deployed on ground zero newly appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) Nagrota-based 16 Corps Lt Gen Sandeep Jain Monday visited forward areas in Pallanwalla sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor area to take stock of the prevailing situation and operational preparedness of the troops.
Lt Gen Jain also interacted with field commanders and jawans deployed on duty. The field commanders gave him detailed briefing on the situation in Pallanwalla sector.
In the frontier districts of Rajouri and Poonch, the Indian army is not taking any chances and maintaining a tight vigil on the suspicious movement of infiltrators close to the line of control.
According to field reports, the army has been keeping a close eye on the cross LoC activities especially along the possible routes of infiltration. Following heavy snowfall in the upper reaches of North Kashmir the terrorist handlers try and push small groups of infiltrators via Rajouri and Poonch sectors.
The Indian army, according to ground reports, has already increased the frequency of long range foot patrols to ensure maximum area domination.