Terrorists in Kashmir are facing a shortage of arms which is why they try to snatch or loot weapons from SPOs and police stations, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said on Friday.
He said Pakistan is in a fix over the situation and is trying different ways to send in the weapons.
Speaking to mediapersons in Bhaderwah, Singh also refuted reports about infiltration of Afghan militants into the valley.
Terrorists are facing a shortage of weapons in Kashmir. So they try to snatch weapons from Special Police Officers (SPO) or loot them from police stations, the Army commander said.
Even Pakistan has been caught in a difficult situation so it uses various ways to provide weapons to the terrorists in Kashmir, he said. Responding to questions about reports of Afghan militants infiltrating into Kashmir, Singh said they have not been corroborated. He said that the Army’s counter-infiltration grid is very strong and the force is alert to foil any such attempts. If at all any infiltrators manage to cross over, they will be eliminated, he added.
Asked about the terrorists training camps and launch pads along the Line of Control (LoC), Singh said, “We are able to thwart the infiltration bids at the LoC itself. It is a multi-tier grid. If they (militants) pass through the first tier, they will get caught up in second tier or may be in the following ones.”
Nearly 500 terrorists are waiting in various training camps along the Line of Control in Pak-occupied Kashmir, looking for opportunities to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir, a top Army officer said on Friday. He also said 200 to 300 terrorists are operating in hinterland of J&K to keep the region in turmoil with Pakistan’s support.