The Indian Army on Tuesday claimed Pakistan based different terror groups are desperately trying to infiltrate weapons into J&K for terror activities, with active connivance of the Pakistan Army.
Senior Army officers, deployed along the line of control in Kashmir valley, also asserted robust surveillance and Line of Control domination activities will continue to deny all such misadventures.
According to a statement issued by the Indian Army, “a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from well concealed locations in two hideouts in Rampur Sector of Baramulla during extensive searches between August 30-31”.
“The searches in the area were launched after alert troops of the Indian army first detected movement of suspicious persons along the Line of Control in Rampur Sector, Baramulla district on August 30”.
Briefing media a senior army officer said, “The movement was from a village close to the Line of Control and the suspects crossed into Indian territory. Due to terrain of thick foliage and weather conditions an alert of a likely infiltration attempt was sounded”.
“The surveillance grid was also beefed up all across the area and along the likely infiltration routes; ambushes were sited to thwart any attempt of infiltration. Surveillance continued throughout the night.
According to the statement, “on August 31 while the searches continued for around seven hours the cache of arms were recovered which comprises of Five AK Series Rifles (along with six magazines & two sealed boxes with 1254 rounds of AK ammunition), Six pistols (with nine magazines & six rounds), Twenty-one grenades, two UBGL grenades and two Kenwood Radio sets with one antenna”.
Referring to the role of the Pakistan army, a senior army officer told reporters, “the suspected modus operandi is to drop war like stores in caches near the Line of Control, subsequently OGWs or terrorists would pick the same for further transportation into the hinterland for terror activities”.
According to the army officer similar attempts were made on 22 July 20, when inputs were received regarding likely weapon drop along the Line of Control ahead of the anti-infiltration fence. During the search operation along the Line of Control in Rampur Sector, Baramulla, 01 AKS-74U with magazines, 05 pistols (one with Chinese markings) & magazines, 24 grenades & other warlike stores were recovered.