On a day when Army was engaged in a massive search operation along the line of Control in Kupwara sector of north Kashmir to track down suspected infiltrators, Northern Army Commander lt Gen D Anbu arrived here to review the security situation in the populated areas of the Valley. He was briefed by the field commanders on the overall situation on the militancy front.
Sources said the army resumed operation in Jumgund forests of Keran sector in Kupwara district where troops had a brief encounter with suspected infiltrators late on Thursday night.
Sources said that the army suspects a group of four militants has sneaked in from across the loC to reinforce the militant groups in the Valley. Troops accompanied by sniffer dogs were searching a large forested area when the last reports came in from the remote location.
Sources said Army’s 16 Madras manning the Gharat Post along the loC opened fire after detecting some suspicious movement on Thursday evening. There was no report of casualties on either side during the operation.
In another incident, suspected militants fired a rifle grenade towards an army camp in south Kashmir's tahab village near Pulwama on Friday morning. The grenade fell out of the camp premises and exploded without causing any damage.
Meanwhile, the Army Commander lt Gen D Anbu visited the Kashmir Valley to review the prevailing security situation in the hinterland. Accompanied by XV corps commander lt Gen AK Bhatt, Anbu visited formation headquarters and was briefed by the commanders on operational preparedness.
“The Army Commander was appreciative of the measures and Standard Operating Procedures instituted by the units and formations to meet the challenges posed by the inimical elements,” a defenvce spokesman said adding the top officer hailed performance of troops in the recent successful operations.
“The Army Commander stressed the need to maintain extra vigil to defeat the evil designs of hostile forces and assured his full support to further strengthen the security posture. He lauded the excellent synergy amongst all the security forces,” the spokesman said.